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Y Gwyll

TV·2013–2016·3 seasons, 24 episodes·S4C·Drama, Crime·1h·7.7·Created by Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas

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From the windswept sand dunes of the coastline to the badlands of the hinterland, this is a detective drama with pace, poetry and scale. A world of Blood, soil and belonging. A place that lives by its own rules: a natural crucible of colliding worlds where history and myth meet the modern and contemporary.

Into this world steps DCI Tom Mathias. On the run from his past, a brilliant but troubled man. Having abandoned his life in London, he isolates himself on the outskirts of town – a town filled with secrets as dark and destructive as his own.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Y Gwyll S03E08Pennod 4: Rhan 2S03E08 · 9.0As Mathias and Mared investigate Catrin's death, they begin to suspect it might be linked to the death of former police officer Iwan Thomas. However, independent investigator John Powell is on the cusp of ruling Iwan's death as a suicide - could this change things?
  2. 02Y Gwyll S03E07Pennod 4: Rhan 1S03E07 · 8.6The past comes back to haunt DCI Mathias as he investigates the death of Catrin John, convicted killer and former resident of the Pontarfynach Children's Home.
  3. 03Y Gwyll S02E08Pennod 4: Rhan 2S02E08 · 8.4Who is stalking Mathias? Is it related to the murder of Aron Bowen? All will be revealed in the series' climax.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2013Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Y Gwyll S01E01Pennod 1 (1 o 2)October 29, 2013 7.7Having just left the Met police in London, for a new life in Aberystwyth, DCI Tom Mathias has hardly had time to unpack before he's called t
  2. S01E02Y Gwyll S01E02Pennod 1 (2 o 2)October 31, 2013The investigation leads him to the remote village of Devil's Bridge, where Helen Jenkins' body is found at the bottom of a deep ravine, not
  3. S01E03Y Gwyll S01E03Pennod 2 (1 o 2)November 5, 2013 7.6At a remote farmhouse the body of keen photographer Idris Williams is found. At first it seems that this is a case of a burglary that went h
  4. S01E04Y Gwyll S01E04Pennod 2 (2 o 2)November 7, 2013Could his death be linked to a series of murky land deals made by his father, who disinherited a neighbour, Eric Roberts, years previously?
  5. S01E05Y Gwyll S01E05Pennod 3 (1 o 2)November 12, 2013 7.7High in the hills above Aberystwyth, the body of an unidentified young man is found at the bottom of a lake in a disused quarry near the vil
  6. S01E06Y Gwyll S01E06Pennod 3 (2 o 2)November 14, 2013Tommy James, whose business is tractors, lorries and trucks, is a very prominent member of the close-knit community as are his friends; loca
  7. S01E07Y Gwyll S01E07Season's bestPennod 4 (1 o 2)November 19, 2013 7.9The body of a young student, Alys Thomas, is found in the centre of a vast expanse of marshlands by two young boys. She is dressed immaculat
  8. S01E08Y Gwyll S01E08Pennod 4 (2 o 2)November 21, 2013Mathias, struggling with his own demons from the past, becomes more emotionally connected to the case than is wise, a fact not missed by Mar

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2015Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Y Gwyll S02E01Pennod 1: Rhan 1September 13, 2015 7.6Mathias is under pressure. Meg Mathias, his wife, has turned up in Aberystwyth, and he's under investigation by the IPCC following the death
  2. S02E02Y Gwyll S02E02Pennod 1: Rhan 2September 20, 2015 7.3The team have a suspect to question, but Mathias believes he is an unlikely killer. In his current state of mind, Mathias is fascinated by t
  3. S02E03Y Gwyll S02E03Pennod 2: Rhan 1September 27, 2015 7.7The murder of a local dignitary and barrister leads to the uncovering of a tragic story of love and loss fuelled by distrust and suspicion i
  4. S02E04Y Gwyll S02E04Pennod 2: Rhan 2October 4, 2015 7.9Why did Nora and Daniel live such a secluded life? What has Mathias discovered in the garden?
  5. S02E05Y Gwyll S02E05Pennod 3: Rhan 1October 11, 2015 7.6The discovery of a body in a lake leads to an investigation about a local primary school teacher.
  6. S02E06Y Gwyll S02E06Pennod 3: Rhan 2October 18, 2015 7.9In a world full of dark secrets will Mathias and the team unravel them before another person is killed?
  7. S02E07Y Gwyll S02E07Pennod 4: Rhan 1October 25, 2015 8.3A burnt body on the dunes embroils the team in a long-standing family feud with a connection to the murder of a young mother 13 years earlie
  8. S02E08Y Gwyll S02E08Season's bestPennod 4: Rhan 2November 1, 2015 8.4Who is stalking Mathias? Is it related to the murder of Aron Bowen? All will be revealed in the series' climax.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2016Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S03E01Y Gwyll S03E01Pennod 1: Rhan 1October 30, 2016 7.8The killing of a local minister leads DCI Tom Mathias and DI Mared Rhys to a remote community in the mountains. Confronted by a family in gr
  2. S03E02Y Gwyll S03E02Pennod 1: Rhan 2November 6, 2016 8.0As the investigation into the murder of a local minister continues, the net tightens around the minister's daughter. And as the case is brou
  3. S03E03Y Gwyll S03E03Pennod 2: Rhan 1November 13, 2016 7.9Laura Dean, a curator, is discovered in a shallow grave in remote woodland. Mathias and his team must delve into the young victim's life to
  4. S03E04Y Gwyll S03E04Pennod 2: Rhan 2November 20, 2016 7.9With time running out, Mathias must solve the mystery of Laura Dean's death whilst trying not to get distracted by his personal problems.
  5. S03E05Y Gwyll S03E05Pennod 3: Rhan 1November 27, 2016 8.3Following a fatal shooting at a remote petrol station, local man Llew Morris is identified as the chief suspect. Determined to find the kill
  6. S03E06Y Gwyll S03E06Pennod 3: Rhan 2December 4, 2016 8.4Desperate to find a missing boy and his killer father, DCI Mathias breaks protocol and sets off into the mountains alone. With the clock tic
  7. S03E07Y Gwyll S03E07Pennod 4: Rhan 1December 11, 2016 8.6The past comes back to haunt DCI Mathias as he investigates the death of Catrin John, convicted killer and former resident of the Pontarfyna
  8. S03E08Y Gwyll S03E08Season's bestPennod 4: Rhan 2December 18, 2016 9.0As Mathias and Mared investigate Catrin's death, they begin to suspect it might be linked to the death of former police officer Iwan Thomas.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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