Y Gwyll

Y Gwyll
Also known as 'Hinterland'
Genre Crime drama
Created by Ed Talfan
Ed Thomas
Starring Richard Harrington
Mali Harries
Alex Harries
Hannah Daniel
Aneirin Hughes
Anamaria Marinca
Country of origin Wales
Original language(s) Welsh
English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ed Thomas
Producer(s) Gethin Scourfield
Ed Talfan
Location(s) Aberystwyth, Wales
Running time 95 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Fiction Factory Films
Distributor All3Media International
Release
Original network S4C
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release 29 October 2013 (2013-10-29) – present
Website

Y Gwyll (English translation: The Dusk[1]), titled in the English-language version Hinterland, is a Welsh noir[1] police detective drama series broadcast on S4C in Welsh. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington.[2] On 27 November 2013, a second series was announced by S4C.[3] An English language version, with brief passages of Welsh dialogue, aired on BBC One Wales. When it was aired on the BBC in 2014, it was the first BBC television drama with dialogue in both English and Welsh.[4] A third series of the show began filming in January 2016[5] and debuted on S4C on 30 October.[6]

Production

The series reflects the commitment made in April 2013 by the Director of BBC Cymru Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies, to show more Welsh language life and culture on the mainstream BBC channels.[4]

On a tight budget—funds that took two and a half years to raise—the total production cost was £4.2 million.[7] The programme makers received £215,000 in repayable business funding from the Welsh Government and the programme was mainly filmed in Aberystwyth and the surrounding Ceredigion region on the west coast of Wales, over a 124‑day period in 2013. The show was filmed in both Welsh and English, with the location-based production offices contained within the former Ceredigion Council offices Swyddfa'r Sir, which also acts as the external scene of the show's police station.

The Welsh version was broadcast (in eight parts) on S4C in October 2013, with the bilingual version (in four parts) broadcast on BBC One Wales in January 2014 and on BBC Four later that year.[8] The broadcaster that produced The Killing, Danmarks Radio (DR), acquired the rights in 2012 to broadcast the show in Denmark,[9] before filming had commenced.[4]

Cast

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

Episode Title Director Writers Original air date Viewers (millions)[10]
1"Episode #1.1"Marc EvansDavid Joss Buckley & Ed Thomas29 October 2013 (2013-10-29) (Part 1)
31 October 2013 (2013-10-31) (Part 2)		0.62 (Part 1)
N/A (Part 2)
On his 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 resident owner, Helen Jenkins. Discovering that Jenkins was once the manager of a children's home, DCI Mathias and DI Mared Rhys venture up into the mountains, where DCI Mathias uncovers evidence which suggests Helen has been thrown from the parapet at Devil's Bridge into the water below. The subsequent investigation leads Mathias to investigate former residents of the home, who have since gone on to blow the whistle on the illegal activities which took place during Helen's tenure. As the case becomes increasingly complicated, Mathias discovers that a deranged woman whose baby was stillborn may hold the key to an otherwise impenetrable case.
2"Episode #1.2"Gareth BrynEd Talfan5 November 2013 (2013-11-05) (Part 1)
7 November 2013 (2013-11-07) (Part 2)		0.49 (Part 1)
N/A (Part 2)
DCI Mathias investigates the brutal murder of 69-year-old Idris Williams, who was found bludgeoned to death in his farmhouse on the Aberystwyth mountains. Despite the lack of an apparent motive for the attack, the disappearance of camera equipment and one picture from the victim's dark room suggest that whilst photographing the local landscape, Williams pictured something that nobody wanted him to see. As the investigation progresses, information regarding the deep and twisted family history of local farmhands begins to offer up further suspects, and the disappearance of three prisoners from a POW camp back in 1943 provides a vital lead in uncovering the killer's identity. Before the killer is caught, however, a second victim is kidnapped from the nearby guild, and Mathias realises that time is running out to find the victim alive.
3"Episode #1.3"Rhys PowysDavid Joss Buckley & Ed Thomas12 November 2013 (2013-11-12) (Part 1)
14 November 2013 (2013-11-14) (Part 2)		N/A (Part 1)
0.40 (Part 2)
In the isolated village of Penwyllt, the body of a young labourer, Michael Reynolds, is found in the murky depths of a quarry lake. Initial forensics reveal that Reynolds did not drown where he was found, as water samples found in his lungs contain traces of sheep urine and faeces. As the investigation draws DCI Mathias into the heart of the close-knit community, he discovers that Reynolds was having an affair with the wife of the local pub landlord, and was taking the son of one of his co-workers deep into the forest to visit an hermetic villager, who some years previously had torched his own home and nearly killed his estranged wife and two children. When the body of a second victim is found in a nearby garage, Mathias goes against the advice of Prosser - but his continued digging eventually uncovers the scene where Reynolds was killed and who was responsible.
4"Episode #1.4"Ed ThomasJeff Murphy19 November 2013 (2013-11-19) (Part 1)
21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) (Part 2)		0.42 (Part 1)
0.34 (Part 2)
The carefully posed body of a young woman in a red dress is found in Borth marshes. Initial suspicion points towards an ex-boyfriend, who was assaulted by the girl's father shortly before the girl died, and whose alibi is false. However, Mathias soon discovers the girl was also romantically involved with her university professor, who had tried to end their relationship on the night she died. As Mathias begins to grow close to the girl's grieving mother, he realises the investigation has missed one key suspect. However, when he tries to look into the suspect's past, Prosser questions Mathias' actions. After Mathias discovers a plot to murder a second victim, he becomes determined to catch the culprit and save the intended target - but the case pushes him to the edge, both personally and professionally.

Series 2 (2015)

Episode Title Director Writers Original air date Viewers (millions)[10]
1"Episode #2.1"Ed ThomasJeff Murphy1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)0.39
Special feature-length episode. With blood on his hands, and his future hanging in the balance, DCI Mathias is forced to return to the front line after an arson attack on an isolated farmhouse leaves a mother and child fighting for their lives. Drawn into a community of failing farms and long-standing feuds, what is it about the case that draws Mathias in, pulling him back from the brink? With Prosser casting eyes from all sides, Mathias is forced to juggle the current investigation while recovering the remains of his tattered reputation.
2"Episode #2.2"Gareth BrynDebbie Moon13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) (Part 1)
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) (Part 2)		0.44 (Part 1)
0.36 (Part 2)
Mathias finds that his world has been turned upside down after his wife Meg turns up in Aberystwyth, and an investigation by the IPCC into his conduct is about to reach its conclusion. But when a bus driver is found shot dead on an isolated mountainside, the investigation provides a welcome escape. The team have a suspect to question, but Mathias believes he is an unlikely killer. In his current state of mind, Mathias is fascinated by the lifestyle choices taken by ex-soldier John Bell. He also knows that he cannot avoid Meg for much longer.
3"Episode #2.3"Julian JonesEoin McNamee27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) (Part 1)
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) (Part 2)		0.35 (Part 1)
0.32 (Part 2)
The murder of a local dignitary and barrister leads to the uncovering of a tragic story of love and loss, fueled by distrust and suspicion in the depths of the hinterland. Why were Nora and Daniel living such a secluded life? What has Mathias discovered in the garden? Will he find Daniel before Glyn Powell gets hold of him? The clock is ticking, but Mathias knows the relationship between Branwen Powell and Daniel is key to uncovering the truth.
4"Episode #2.4"Ed ThomasSue Everett11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) (Part 1)
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) (Part 2)		N/A
The discovery of a body in a lake leads to an investigation about a local teacher from a small rural school. What is Gwilym's secret? Who is Ben Willis? Why did another ex-teacher commit suicide? Who is the mysterious girl, and why is she hiding from Mathias? Is Greta still alive? This is a world rife with secrets. Will Mathias and the team unravel them in time, or is it already too late?
5"Episode #2.5"Ed ThomasEd Talfan25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) (Part 1)
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) (Part 2)		N/A
A burnt body on the dunes embroils the team in a long standing family feud associated with the murder of a young mother, 13 years earlier. Mathias is convinced the young woman's murder holds the answers, but Prosser isn't keen on Mathias' delving into the past. Will Mathias discover the truth of the matter, or will the person who's stalking him get in his way?

Series 3 (2016)

Episode Title Director Writers Original air date Viewers (millions)[10]
1"Episode #3.1"TBADebbie Moon30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)N/A

International broadcasters

Television channels

Netflix

On-demand streaming service Netflix streams the English-language Hinterland series online across Japan, North America, and South America and Europe. The version available on Netflix differs from those originally transmitted in the United Kingdom and is almost exclusively an English language version.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Rochland, Margy (August 9, 2014). "Straight Out of Wales, With Murders, The Dark 'Hinterland' Doubles as a Travelogue". New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Characters". S4C. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aberystwyth police drama Y Gwyll gets second series". BBC News. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Wayne Davies (3 January 2014). "English language debut for hit noir series Hinterland". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "BBC - S4C - Heno, Fri, 11 Sep 2015". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "S4C on Twitter". Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Moss, Stephen (30 July 2013). "Hinterland – the TV noir so good they made it twice". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Yapp, Carl (15 December 2012). "BBC News - The Killing TV company turns to Aberystwyth police drama". BBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Khalsa, Balihar (13 December 2012). "DR Denmark makes move for Welsh drama Hinterland | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hinterland (Welsh)". Vlaamse Radio- en Televisie. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Syrjäinen maa". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Inspector Mathias – ARD / Das Erste". ARD. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "HINTERLAND W ALE KINO+". www.alekinoplus.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  15. ↑ "Napovednik". MMC RTV Slovenija. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Welsh acquisition Hinterland comes to BBC Four". BBC Media Centre. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Welsh drama Hinterland picked up for Netflix streaming". Wales Online. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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