Hailed as Wales’ home-grown answer to the all conquering Danish detective thriller The Killing, Hinterland has already been bought by Danish Broadcaster DR – the company behind many of the most successful Nordic Noir titles, including The Killing, Borgen, and The Bridge.
Bilingually broadcast in English and Welsh (with English subtitles), and currently airing on BBC Four, Aberystwyth is the setting for this gripping 4-part series. Into this remote corner of West Wales steps the brilliant but troubled DCI Tom Mathias (Richard Harrington), following a decade in London’s Met.
Isolated farms and close-knit villages make up a part of the world where history, myth and tradition come face to face with the modern and contemporary – panoramic vistas and quaint facade hide a multitude of sins. This is a place that lives according to its own rules, a place where grudges fester, and where the secrets of the past are buried deep.
For more information on the show, check out the official Hinterland website.