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Hinterland

2013–2016 · 3 seasons

A brooding, atmospheric procedural that unfolds slowly against stark Welsh landscapes, demanding patience but rewarding with quiet, melancholic intensity.

Created by: Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
isolation
grief
guilt
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, drama, mystery
Created by: Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas
Written by: David Joss Buckley, Jeff Murphy, Mark Andrew, Cynan Jones
Starring: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel, Aneirin Hughes, Jacob Ifan, Hannah Franklin
Length: 3 seasons, 24 episodes
Network: S4C
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Welsh

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