Hinterland (TV series)

Hinterland
WelshY Gwyll
Literallythe dusk
Genrepolice procedural
Created byEd Talfan
Ed Thomas
Starring
Country of originWales
Original languages
  • Welsh
  • English
No. of series3
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerEd Thomas
Producers
  • Gethin Scourfield
  • Ed Talfan
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release29 October 2013 (2013-10-29) –
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)
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Hinterland — Y Gwyll (Welsh for 'the dusk')[1] in the original Welsh language version — is a Welsh noir[1] police procedural 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] The English-language version, with brief passages of Welsh dialogue, aired on BBC One Wales. When it was shown 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]

The programme is set in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, and the three series were filmed in and around the town, often in rural locations.[7][8][9]

The critical reaction to Hinterland was favourable. Wales Arts Review wrote: "Y Gwyll has been shot with real intelligence; simple, subtle and with both eyes focused on the feeding of the atmospheric cloud over the piece."[10][11]

Hinterland went on to be shown in 150 countries.

  1. ^ a b Rochland, Margy (9 August 2014). "Straight Out of Wales, With Murders, The Dark 'Hinterland' Doubles as a Travelogue". New York Times. In an effort to make "Hinterland" more broadly appealing, every scene was filmed twice: once in Welsh, and once in a combination of English and subtitled Welsh. The all-Welsh "Y Gwyll" (which means "The Dusk") ran last year on S4C, followed by the alternate version, "Hinterland," which aired in Wales and the rest of Britain and features actors reflecting what conversation sounds like in predominantly bilingual far-west Wales.
  2. ^ "Y Gwyll: Characters". S4C. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Aberystwyth police drama Y Gwyll gets second series". BBC News. BBC. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ Davies, Wayne (3 January 2014). "English language debut for hit noir series Hinterland". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Heno Friday 11 September 2015". Heno (in Welsh). 11 September 2015. S4C. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ^ "S4C on Twitter". Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Hinterland Filming Locations • Aberystwyth.org.uk". www.aberystwyth.org.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ McCrum, Kirstie (24 March 2015). "Walk your way through Y Gwyll/Hinterland". Wales Online. Reach. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Hinterland Filming Location Map - Wye View". wyeview.com. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ Wales Arts Review (25 October 2013). "Hinterland- Y Gwyll".
  11. ^ Theatre-Wales (25 November 2013). "Y Gwyll-Fanfare for Fiction Factory".