Welsh heist drama where everyone's lying and nobody's innocent. Cymru noir hits different.
Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe big day has arrived and the gang are ready for the heist. Not everything goes according to plan as Mici crosses Terrence Huston. They receive bad news about Gronw. After all the hard work preparing for the heist and seeking revenge, has it all been worth it'
Dal y Mellt (Welsh for Catch the Lightning) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It follows the troubled story of Carbo, as he is drawn into a world of wrongdoing, lies, secrets and theft.
Acting
Gwïon Morris Jones carries chaotic vulnerability perfectly
Writing
Dialogue crackles in two languages, subtitled for cowards
Production
Welsh locations feel lived-in, not postcard pretty
Creator
Iwan Roberts
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First major Welsh-language heist series, part of S4C's push for prestige crime drama. The bilingual tension mirrors the characters' code-switching between worlds.
Based on Iwan 'Iwcs' Roberts' novel; he also directed, ensuring the visual rhythm matches the prose's propulsive paranoia. The lightning in the title? Literal and metaphorical.
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