[4] A third series of the show began filming in January 2016[5] and debuted on S4C on 30 October. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. When a body is found inside a missing teacher's car, interviews with her father, ex-boyfriend and co-workers lead to more questions than answers. On 18 July 2008 Thomas admitted that he once fell asleep on live TV after "having a few sneaky beers in the Green Room before the show". Will Mathias and the team unravel them in time, or is it already too late? Season 3 finds DCI Mathias recovering from a traumatic incident and taking refuge seaside in Aberystwyth, where old and new cases perplex the team. Gwen Thomas Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A homicide investigator with a troubled soul forsakes London for the pastoral landscapes of Wales, where his new job places him in a strange world. 18 Episodes (2016-2018), Richard Harrington If you like this blog, please follow my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StephenHenryWriter/ and my Twitter at https://twitter.com/StephenWriter90. Hinterland. Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Hannah Daniel. Simply put, a beautifully crafted, wonderfully developed character. We have created a browser extension. Grrr! Prosser clearly knew more than he was saying. His father was born to Welsh-born parents in Middlesex, whilst his mother's Welsh language speaking family were centred around the village of Llandderfel, Gwynedd. 2 Episodes (2016-2016), Sara Lloyd As Iwan's cousin Gareth discloses to the police that Mathias was looking for Iwan on the night he died, Mathias remains undeterred, and uncovers vital evidence that suggests that Laura Dean's murderer was none other than her boyfriend, Ifan. You’re scum!’ one witness shouts at him, but of course it’s far, far more complicated than that. Thomas was a member of the Great Britain 4 × 400 m team at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. While Mathias and Rhys probe the shocking murder of a local preacher, Owens investigates the attack that left Mathias injured and his home destroyed. But Matthias never learnt the identities of any of the perpetrators, so it hung over the series like a pall. You just know there’s something dodgy about him, and yet he’s often a very good boss, supporting Matthias’ seemingly stranger hunches, and even some of his mental health issues. Some reviews describe it as ‘Creepy Cymru,’ and I’d have to agree that Hinterland is nicely creepy, twisted and dark. It adds another level of complexity to the story – you want to root for Iwan Thomas, even though it’s made hard at times. As the identity of Elwyn Jones' murderer becomes clear, Rhys and Mathias are forced to confront the possibility that the truth may tear his family apart. Y Gwyll (Welsh: The Dusk), titled Y Gwyll/Hinterland in bilingual and Hinterland in English-language broadcasts, is a Welsh detective drama that airs on S4C and BBC One Wales and is available for streaming on Netflix in North America. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World (4 × 400 m relay) champion. He also represented Britain in the 2000 Olympics but was not selected for the individual event and despite running the fastest leg for the British team in the 4 × 400 m relay, did not secure a medal (the team took 5th place in the final).