32 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestThe past comes back to haunt DCI Mathias as he investigates the death of convicted killer Catrin John - could her death be linked to that of Iwan Thomas's?
Tom Mathias comes to Aberystwyth having abandoned his life in London. He's a brilliant but troubled man. Despite his faults he is an excellent detective, who knows that the key to solving the crime lies not in where you look for truth, but how you look.
Cinematography
Ceredigion coast shot like a heartbreak you can't look away from.
Acting
Richard Harrington's thousand-yard stare deserves its own BAFTA.
Production
First bilingual crime drama shot back-to-back in Welsh and English.
Creators
Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot simultaneously in Welsh (Y Gwyll) and English, it helped spark a renaissance in Welsh-language television that hadn't been seen since the 1990s.
Richard Harrington was so committed to the role's physicality that he performed many of Mathias's running scenes despite having a legitimate fear of heights—those cliffside pursuits are genuine terror.
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