Small Welsh bakery seen in BBC's Death Valley sells amazing pastries and the 'world's best bread'
Small Welsh bakery seen in BBC's Death Valley sells amazing pastries and the 'world's best bread'
Throughout the series you may be able to spot some local places as filming took place around Wales
The Welsh bakery offers an array of Danish pastries
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You might be wondering where Timothy Spall's TV detective relaxes with his favourite coffee in BBC's brand new comedy drama, Death Valley. Well, it's popular Welsh cafe, Brød, a Danish bakery that has four locations in south Wales where they sell a selection of yummy Danish pastries, cakes and bread.
BBC's new comedy crime drama, Death Valley, aired for the first time this month with the opening episode airing on Sunday, May 25. The show follows Detective Janie Mallowan, played by Gwyneth Keyworth and former TV detective John Chapel, played by Timothy Spall as they become partners, fighting crime in Mountain Ash.
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Throughout the series you may be able to spot some local places as filming took place across south Wales. For the latest restaurant news and reviews, sign up to our food and drink newsletter here
From churches to piers to bakeries, read about all the south Wales locations used for the filming of Death Valley here.
In one scene, Timothy Spall is seen enjoying a macchiato in Brød Bakery in Penarth, one of the Danish bakeries located in south Wales, which was founded in 2015 by Danish photographer-turned-baker Betina Skovbro.
Brød now has three other spots across Cardiff including, Newport Road, the OG in Pontcanna and Cardiff Bay.
Betina Skovbro moved to Wales in 1998
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Betina first arrived in Cardiff in 1998, bringing her grandfather's love of baking with her to feed the people of Wales delicious sweet and savoury treats.
She told WalesOnline: "I went freelance as a photographer for 18 years and then I decided that I needed to have better bread in this country so I decided to give it a go. Some stupid idea turned into reality."
From pastries to fresh bread, Brod have a wide selection of Danish treats
(Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne )
In 2023 the bakery was named amongst the top 20 bakeries in the UK by The Finical Times, commending it for offering "real deal" pastries.
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It was also named best in the world the previous year winning three awards at the World Bread Awards in 2022. Named after the Danish word for bread, Brod's stores are filled with fresh pastries and goods made that morning – with the bakers starting weekend shifts at midnight and working until the small hours.
The menu includes some of the same staples Betina's grandfather made working in a bakery in Copenhagen years ago. You can read more about the story behind Brod here.
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