Fitzgibbon had come to a similar conclusion, noting that “Llareggub resembles New Quay more closely Laugharne and many of the characters derive from that seaside village in Cardiganshire..." Writing in January 1954, just days before the first BBC broadcast of the play, its producer, Douglas Cleverdon, noted that Dylan "wrote the first half within a few months; then his inspiration seemed to fail him when he left New Quay..." And one of Thomas' closest friends, Ivy Williams of Brown's Hotel, Laugharne, has said "Of course, it wasn’t really written in Laugharne at all. It was written in New Quay, most of it."