Hinterland Series 1

“Brilliant” — The Times (U.K.) “Engrossing” — The Guardian (U.K.) What Wallander is to Sweden and The Killing is to Denmark, Hinterland is to Wales: a dark and harrowing detective drama with compelling characters and suspenseful stories. Filmed on location in the starkly beautiful coastal town of Aberystwyth, this “no-holds-barred gritty thriller” ( Western Mail, U.K.) was an immediate hit with viewers and critics, hailed as “groundbreaking” ( The Observer, U.K.) and “magnificent” ( London Evening Standard, U.K.). Richard Harrington ( Bleak House) is DCI Tom Mathias, a brilliant, brooding loner newly arrived in this isolated land of mountainous terrain and close-knit villages after 10 years with London’s Metropolitan Police. Mali Harries ( Foyle’s War) is smart, hard-working DI Mared Rhys, a local girl who knows Aberystwyth society inside out. Together they confront a series of mystifying murders that ultimately push Mathias to the edge.