Y Gwyll/Hinterland

Welsh National broadcaster, S4C, will air a brand new one-off special episode of Y Gwyll/Hinterland (1 x 120’) on 1st January 2015. The story continues in this stand-alone episode ahead of the second series, which is due to air on the channel later on in the year.

The two-hour New Year ’s Day special follows on from the extremely popular first series of Y Gwyll/Hinterland, which saw DCI Tom Mathias (Richard Harrington) and his team, investigate dark crimes in the haunting seaside town of Aberystwyth.

Broadcast first on S4C last year and subsequently on BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Four and broadcasters throughout Europe, series one’s finale saw DCI Tom Mathias – a brilliant yet troubled former London Met detective – pushed to the edge.

Y Gwyll/Hinterland

Producers have confirmed that Harrington will return as Mathias in the new episode, but where has he been and have things changed since he’s been away? Expect tension in the ranks and a new mystery which will chill you to the bone.

Created by Ed Talfan and Ed Thomas, and produced by Cardiff-based Fiction Factory, Y Gwyll/Hinterland was recently snapped up by VOD giants NETFLIX, and will be available through their services in the USA, Canada and Scandinavia.

Gwawr Martha Lloyd, Drama Commissioner, S4C, said, “We’re excited to announce that the cast and crew are currently back in Ceredigon filming the second series, which comes after months and months of knuckling down to develop abstruse and gripping stories for the next installment. Viewers can look forward to more nail-biting action and will also get to know more about our intriguing leads and their murky pasts.”

The special New Year’s Day episode will be shown first on S4C, with English subtitles available for non-Welsh speakers.

Gethin Scourfield, Producer, Fiction Factory, said, “After the success of the first series, we are looking forward to working with our partners at S4C, BBC Cymru Wales and All3Media Internationalto discover the next installment of Y Gwyll/Hinterland. Our brilliant cast and crew have been shooting for the past two weeks. The atmosphere on set shows a great deal of excitement about the new episode and the series that is set to follow.” 

Y Gwyll/Hinterland is produced by Fiction Factory for broadcasters S4C and BBC Cymru Wales. The series is produced in association with Tinopolis and All3Media International.