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| Richard Harrington as Tom Mathias |
Well, I am impressed. Wales has finally produced a good, film noir-ish tv detective series.
Filmed in two versions, the totally Welsh Hinterland was aired last year on s4c ( the Welsh equivalent of channel 4) and it proved to be such a critical and popular success that the mainly English version of the same episodes started to air this evening.
With its brooding scenery ( centred around the Mid Wales town of Aberystwyth) , the occasional subtitles over a sing song language and it's sombre look at police work by a troubled leading character ( Tom Mathias- a cop with a dark past) , I am not surprised that s4c has already sold the series to Scandinavian TV.
It's Wallender with sheep!
What could be better than Wallender with sheep!
ReplyDeleteOh btw, I have meant to ask if you have seen the movie "Dean Spanley"?
Carol
DeleteI am not a fan of Peter o toole so it would not be a film it would ever choose...is it good?
Oh dear. Well it IS good - a clergyman believes he is reincarnated and in his last life he was Peter O'Toole's dog when O'Toole was youngster. Touching and sweet.
Deleteohhhhhhh..right up my alley......
ReplyDeleteJust paving the way for the gritty but lighthearted series about a scruffy old queen with a passel of Ukranian livestock and a collection of food-stained jumpers. Can't wait for the loo-bleaching episode!
ReplyDeleteLocal series are great to watch. I love seeing familiar places with fictional characters.
ReplyDeleteOh John! "Not a fan of Peter O'Toole"?! (Reels back in shock.) Never mind, it takes all sorts. But I think you'd like Dean Spanley, it's a gentle odd little film about the relationship between man and dog. And Dean Spanley is played by the gorgeous Sam Neill. (Don't tell me you're not a fan of Sam Neill!)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good. I hope netflix gets it so I can watch it.
ReplyDeleteDoes the English version come with subtitles or dubs ?
cheers, parsnip
Sounds like it would have been the perfect programme for the now defunct Telly-Welly-Wales.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting - Wonder how long it'll be before one of our channels picks it up ? Possibly SBS it's supposed to be multicultural and multilingual !
ReplyDeleteIt looks interesting, I will check out when we are back in TV land!
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ReplyDeleteOooh I missed it, I'm only just geting to grips with s4c, it totally confused me when I expected to see C4 there!!
ReplyDeleteDon't think it was aired up here - anyway, it would probably have clashed with 'The Bridge II' and quite frankly, I don't think I could take much more mean and brooding on a Saturday night......except if it was sitting beside me on my sofa at the same time!Have a good week.x
ReplyDeleteps Lady M sent me pics of the Flower Show. You looked all shiny and bright and happy - you scrub up well, Jock!lol
Oh do send me a copy x
DeleteLoved it. Watched it on the net - 8 episodes in a single week. Have never been as obsessive about a fictional TV series in years. It even tops Twin Peaks. Loved the sparseness of the cast and the script, the bleakness of the scenery and storylines. As I said, it makes Broadchurch look like a Busby Berkeley routine.
ReplyDeleteOh - and the last few minutes of episode 8 I was forever catching my breath - one minute you thought that was the end, and then it was left wide open for the next can of worms to be examined.
It does have a bit of quality about it I agree
DeleteNice to meet someone else who saw it x
I hope PBS picks this up. I'll send them a note.
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