The One That Got Away Elen Rhys & Richard Harrington

The One That Got Away – BBC picks up Welsh thriller series

The crime drama stars Elen Rhys and Richard Harrington.  The BBC have acquired a new, six-part thriller The One That Got Away, filmed and set in Pembroke Dock, Wales. The show is the English language version of Cleddau, an original series for Welsh language broadcaster S4C. It stars Elen Rhys (Consent) and Richard Harrington (Hinterland). Here’s … >

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‘The Slap’ writer’s new BBC One thriller ‘Requiem’ begins filming in Wales

Filming has begun in Newport, Wales on new thriller series Requiem. Described as “part psychological thriller but also a subtle tale of the supernatural”, the six-part drama is created and written by Kris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly). Requiem is a co-production between Netflix and New Pictures, the makers of The Missing and Indian Summers. The series will air … >

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Final season of ‘Inspector George Gently’ begins filming

The BBC has announced that the next season of Inspector George Gently will the the crime drama’s last. Two new feature-length films have started filming on location in Durham and the North East this week. Created by Peter Flannery and originally based on the Gently novels by Alan Hunter, Inspector George Gently first aired in April 2007 and 23 episodes have … >

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Win ‘Hinterland’ on DVD!

To celebrate Arrow Films’ release of Welsh crime drama Hinterland on DVD and digital download on Monday 26 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win 3 … >

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Trailer: Welsh crime drama ‘Hinterland’

BBC Four has released a new trailer for Hinterland, a major new bilingual detective drama series set in mid Wales. Originally broadcast on S4C last autumn, the four-part series begins at 9pm on Monday 28 April on BBC Four. Having just left the Met police in London for a new life in Aberystwyth, DCI Tom … >

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