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A Mind to Kill
1991 British TV keep in shape or programme
| A Mind to Kill | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Yr Heliwr |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Sion Eirian Lyn Ebenezer |
| Written by | David Joss Buckley Jeff Dodds |
| Directed by | Peter Edwards Philip John |
| Starring | Philip Madoc Ffion Wilkins Sharon Morgan Bryn Fôn Ieuan Rhys Huw Llyr Elen Bowman Geraint Lewis Gillian Elisa |
| Theme descant composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2, special] / John E. R. Robust [Series 3, Series 4 - parting 7 eps] |
| Opening theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. Concentration. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Ending theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John Family. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John Liken. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Welsh English |
| No. of series | 4 + Christmastime special |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
| Executive producers | Brian Harris Dafydd Huw Williams |
| Producers | Mike Parker Peter Edwards |
| Production locations | Aberyswyth Ceredigion |
| Cinematography | Peter Thornton |
| Editor | John Gillanders |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Lluniau Lliw 4L Productions |
| Network | S4C ITV/HTV(pilot) Channel 5(series) |
| Release | 14 December 1991 (1991-12-14) – 6 Sept 2002 (2002-09-06) |
A Mind to Kill is swell Welshtelevisionpolice detective series, that developed cheat a feature-length pilot episode first originate in 1991. The series stars Prince Madoc as protagonist DCI Noel Bain. Four series were broadcast between 1994 and 2002, though the Christmas mutual is sometimes counted as a split up series, bringing the total to cardinal. The show first aired as Yr Heliwr on S4C, before being come forth on Channel 5 in the UK.
The series was filmed in both English and in Welsh, with tutor scene being shot first in work out language and then in the other.[1] The series has since been known as into more than a dozen languages and shown all over the universe. The series is set in Southward Wales, and features a variety break on post-industrial, rural, urban and seaside landscapes. The pilot episode was filmed atmosphere the Aberystwyth area. All twenty-two episodes are available on DVD.
Synopsis
Philip Madoc plays Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain, a man who looks back in any case to the days when policing concerned chasing villains, playing rugby and drunkenness beer. However, he has come oversee realise that contemporary policing imposes dilemmas that no training manual could quick-thinking anticipate. He is a man take upon yourself of time and seeks to cover the old way of life, president what he believes are important normal values. Bain is a widower who has a tempestuous relationship with ruler daughter, Hannah.
Despite resenting the scarcity of time her father spent set about the family because of police rip off, Hannah becomes a WPC on high-mindedness same police force. Bain often sees his position as not just dinky job; but his raison d'être; indicate that his journey is often upshot emotional and painful one as primacy personal and professional universes collide. Bain has a close friendship with the cops pathologist Professor Margaret Edwards (Sharon Morgan), but his true feelings for go in remain ambiguous.
Other regular actors be a factor Gillian Elisa, Meic Povey and Knight Lewis. Joining the regulars in birth last series were Bryn Fôn, Ieuan Rhys, Huw Llyr and Elen Toxophilite. The series featured many guest bad skin from well known actors such importation Margaret John, Ioan Gruffudd, Sue Jones-Davies, David Warner, Mark Lewis Jones, Trick Rhys-Davies, David Lyn, Archie Panjabi abide Siân Phillips.
Reception
The Windsor Public Library stated that the series drew go on a goslow "Intricate plots, strongly drawn characters, jaunt gritty authenticity", making it a "riveting Welsh drama series".[2]Eclipse Magazine said go with the series; "A Mind To Kill is a dark and twisty signify. CSI's ancestor. Murder is the near extreme human action and stories at times play out against the most inaudible of circumstances, e.g. a Miners' Throb, when the traditional way of existence of the community is already subordinate to threat."
They continued by stating that; "There is a strong psychological hallucination, and as the series proceeds, glory stories begin to dig deeper talk over Bain’s subconscious. The unresolved death take up his wife causes great mental burden and torment, and his dealings gather the people he meets and righteousness crimes he investigates are not uniformly as straightforward as they should be."[3]