The essential episodes of Y Gwyll
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Y Gwyll — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Having 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 to the scene of a brutal attack at an isolated chalet in the sand dunes. The victim is believed to be a 64 year old God-fearing woman, Helen Jenkins, but she is nowhere to be found.
- 02
High 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 village of Penwyllt.
- 03
The 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 immaculately in a scarlet dress and seems to have been deliberately placed there.
- 04
Why did Nora and Daniel live such a secluded life? What has Mathias discovered in the garden?
- 05
In a world full of dark secrets will Mathias and the team unravel them before another person is killed?
- 06
A 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 earlier. Mathias is convinced the young woman's murder holds the answers, but Prosser isn't keen on Mathias delving into the past.
- 07
Who is stalking Mathias? Is it related to the murder of Aron Bowen? All will be revealed in the series' climax.
- 08
The 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 grief and a community in shock, they must tread carefully as they investigate the life and violent death of the troubled victim. As the case continues, DS Sian Owens leads a separate investigation into the recent attack on DCI Mathias, an attack that left his home destroyed and his skull split open. DS Owens's investigation is an unwelcome distraction for DCI Mathias, and he struggles to keep his emotions in check as the two cases unfold.
- 09
As the investigation into the murder of a local minister continues, the net tightens around the minister's daughter. And as the case is brought to a shattering close, Chief Superintendent Prosser is forced to confront an old foe.
- 10
Laura 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 unearth some shocking secrets. Meanwhile, Prosser - still reeling from the death of Iwan Thomas - calls on the help of retired Chief Inspector Robert Owen.
- 11
With time running out, Mathias must solve the mystery of Laura Dean's death whilst trying not to get distracted by his personal problems.
- 12
Following a fatal shooting at a remote petrol station, local man Llew Morris is identified as the chief suspect. Determined to find the killer, DCI Mathias and DI Rhys visit the house where Llew grew up and make a gruesome discovery which cements Llew's guilt. Tensions escalate even further when news arrives that Llew's young son has disappeared from his school.
- 13
Desperate to find a missing boy and his killer father, DCI Mathias breaks protocol and sets off into the mountains alone. With the clock ticking, Mathias puts his life on the line.
- 14
The 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.
- 15
As 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?
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