Y Gwyll
| Y Gwyll | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hinterland |
| Format | Police procedural |
| Starring |
Richard Harrington Mali Harries Alex Harries Hannah Daniel Aneirin Hughes |
| Original language(s) | Welsh, English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4/8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ed Thomas |
| Producer(s) |
Gethin Scourfield Ed Talfan |
| Location(s) | Aberystwyth, Wales |
| Running time |
60 minutes (S4C) 40–60 minutes (BBC) |
| Production company(s) | Fiction Factory |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | S4C / BBC Wales |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Original run | 29 October 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Y Gwyll (English: The Dusk) or known in English by the name Hinterland, is a police detective series broadcast on S4C in Welsh and in English on BBC One Wales. When it was aired on the BBC it was the first BBC television drama with dialogue in both English and Welsh.[1]
The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Welsh actor Richard Harrington.[2] On 27 November 2013, a second series was announced by S4C.[3]
Cast
- Richard Harrington – DCI Tom Mathias
- Mali Harries – DI Mared Rhys
- Alex Harries – DC Lloyd Elis
- Hannah Daniel – DS Siân Owens
- Aneirin Hughes – CS Brian Prosser
Production
The four-part series reflected the commitment made in April 2013 by the Director of BBC Cymru Wales to show more Welsh language life and culture on the mainstream BBC channels.[1] The show was filmed in both Welsh and English. The Welsh version was broadcast on S4C in October 2013, with the English version being broadcast on BBC One Wales in January 2014 and BBC Four later in 2014.[4] The programme was mainly filmed in Aberystwyth and the surrounding Ceredigion region on the west coast of Wales. Filming took place over a 124 day period in 2013. On a tight budget (taking 2 and half years to raise the funds) the total production cost was £4.2 million.[5]
The channel which produced The Killing, Danmarks Radio has already acquired the rights in 2012 to broadcast the show in Denmark,[6] noticeably before filming had even commenced.[1]
The programme makers received £215,000 in repayable business funding from the Welsh Government.
Broadcast
- Wales: The Welsh-language version of the series premiered on S4C on 29 October 2013.
- Wales: A bilingual version premiered on BBC One Wales on 4 January 2014.
- United Kingdom: The English-language version will have a United Kingdom-wide broadcast on BBC Four in 2014, however a date has not yet been announced.
- Denmark: Danmarks Radio has acquired the rights to broadcast the show in English, but dates have not been confirmed.
Episodes
Series 1
| No. | Title | Director | Writers | Welsh airdate | English airdate | Viewers (S4C)[7] | Viewers (BBC One Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Marc Evans | David Joss Buckley & Ed Thomas | 29 October 2013 31 October 2013 | 4 January 2014 (21:30) | 81,000 58,000 | 350,000 |
| New detective series starring Richard Harrington. On his very first day in his new job in Aberystwyth, DCI Tom Mathias is called out to investigate a suspicious disappearance. In a quiet seaside bungalow he discovers a bathroom covered in blood but no sign of the owner. | |||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Gareth Bryn | Ed Talfan | 5 November 2013 7 November 2013 | 13 January 2014 (21:00) 13 January 2014 (22:35) | 66,000 57,000 | TBA TBA |
| Investigating the murder of a 69-year-old uncovers a bloody history in the mountains. | |||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Rhys Powys | David Joss Buckley & Ed Thomas | 12 November 2013 14 November 2013 | 20 January 2014 (21:00) 20 January 2014 (22:35) | 72,000 66,000 | TBA TBA |
| In the isolated village of Penwyllt, the body of a young man is found in the murky depths of a quarry lake, and the investigation draws Mathias into the heart of the close-knit community. | |||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Ed Thomas | Jeff Murphy | 19 November 2013 21 November 2013 | 27 January 2014 (21:00) 27 January 2014 (22:35) | 64,000 49,000 | |
| The body of a young woman in a striking red dress is found in Borth marshes - but the killer has arranged the corpse very carefully. Mathias is determined to get the culprit, but the case pushes him to the edge on both a personal and professional level. | |||||||
Series 2
A second series will air on S4C in 2014.
Reception
The Times gave the show a rating of four stars out of five.[8]
The first episode of Hinterland, broadcast on BBC One Wales, attracted 350,000 viewers making it the most watched programme in Wales at the time.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wayne Davies (3 January 2014). "English language debut for hit noir series Hinterland". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Characters". s4c.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Aberystwyth police drama Y Gwyll gets second series". BBC.co.uk. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Yapp, Carl (15 December 2012). "BBC News - The Killing TV company turns to Aberystwyth police drama". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ Moss, Stephen (30 July 2013). "Hinterland – the TV noir so good they made it twice". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ Khalsa, Balihar (13 December 2012). "DR Denmark makes move for Welsh drama Hinterland | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ffigurau Gwylio S4C: Ugain Uchaf Rhaglenni Cymraeg - Wythnos yn dod i ben 29/12/2013" (in Welsh). s4c.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Potton, Ed (30 October 2013). "Last night’s TV : The Escape Artist". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hinterland a hit with TV audiences". BBC.co.uk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
External links
- S4C's webpage for "Y Gwyll" (in English)
- Y Gwyll at BBC Programmes
- Y Gwyll at the Internet Movie Database