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A Mind to Kill | |
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Also known as | Yr Heliwr |
Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Sion Eirian Lyn Ebenezer |
Written by | David Joss Buckley Jeff Dodds |
Directed by | Peter Edwards Philip John |
Starring | Philip Madoc Ffion Wilkins Sharon Morgan Bryn Fôn Ieuan Rhys Huw Llyr Elen Bowman Geraint Lewis Gillian Elisa |
Theme music composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2, special] / John E. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
Opening theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
Ending theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
Composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original languages | Welsh English |
No. of series | 4 + Christmas special |
No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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Executive producers | Brian Harris Dafydd Huw Williams |
Producers | Mike Parker Peter Edwards |
Production locations | Aberyswyth Ceredigion |
Cinematography | Peter Thornton |
Editor | John Gillanders |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | Lluniau Lliw 4L Productions |
Original release | |
Network | S4C ITV/HTV (pilot) Channel 5 (series) |
Release | 14 December 1991 6 September 2002 | –
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A Mind to Kill is a Welsh television police detective series, that developed from a feature-length pilot episode first broadcast in 1991. The series stars Philip Madoc as protagonist DCI Noel Bain. Four series were broadcast between 1994 and 2002, though the Christmas special is sometimes counted as a separate series, bringing the total to five. The show first aired as Yr Heliwr on S4C, before being broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
The series was filmed in both English and in Welsh, with each scene being shot first in one language and then in the other.[1] The series has since been dubbed into more than a dozen languages and shown all over the world. The series is set in South Wales, and features a variety of post-industrial, rural, urban and seaside landscapes. The pilot episode was filmed in the Aberystwyth area. All twenty-two episodes are available on DVD.