Y Pris
Encyclopedia
Y Pris is a popular Welsh language
television programme produced by Fiction Factory
for Welsh public service television station S4C
. Described in its tagline as "The Sopranos
by the seaside"
the show is set in Carmarthenshire and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings".
Series 1 spans 13 episodes, first broadcast in 2007; eight episodes for series 2, written again by Tim Price, have already been commissioned by S4C The series is, together with Caerdydd
, Cowbois ac Injans
, and Con Passionate
, part of S4C's drama editor Angharad Jones' drive to reach a younger audience for the station.
The title track was written and recorded by Alabama 3
lead singer Rob Love (aka Rob Spragg). The series' music is composed by John Hardy.
Y Pris has received five nominations for the 2008 Bafta Cymru
awards:
Best Screenwriter for Tim Price, Best Actor for Matthew Gravelle, Best Director (Drama) for Gareth Bryn, Best Sound for Gareth Meiron, Simon H. Jones, and Darren Jones, and Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love
In the end, Y Pris won only one award: Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love.
The series has won best drama series in the 2009 Celtic Media Festival
Awards.
At the 2009 Bafta Cymru
awards, Y Pris was nominated for the following categories: Gareth Bryn for Best Director (Film/Drama), Peter Thornton for Best Director Of Photography (Drama), Nel Bat for Best Make-Up, and Haydn Pearce for Best Design.
between 31 October 2007 and 23 January 2008. Repeats of the first series started on October 21, 2008. Series two started being broadcast on 2 April 2009.
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
television programme produced by Fiction Factory
Tinopolis
Tinopolis plc is a Welsh independent television production company, owned by its senior management and private equity company Vitruvian Partners.Tinopolis produces over 2,500 hours of television annually for more than 200 UK and foreign broadcasters....
for Welsh public service television station S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
. Described in its tagline as "The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
by the seaside"
the show is set in Carmarthenshire and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings".
Series 1 spans 13 episodes, first broadcast in 2007; eight episodes for series 2, written again by Tim Price, have already been commissioned by S4C The series is, together with Caerdydd
Caerdydd
Caerdydd is a Welsh language television programme set in Cardiff made by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C...
, Cowbois ac Injans
Cowbois ac Injans
Cowbois ac Injans is a Welsh language television drama written by brother and sister Jon and Catherine Tregenna for S4C...
, and Con Passionate
Con Passionate
Con Passionate is a Welsh language television drama series, written by Siwan Jones and directed by Rhys Powys for S4C. The first two series were Teledu Apollo productions.-Plot:...
, part of S4C's drama editor Angharad Jones' drive to reach a younger audience for the station.
The title track was written and recorded by Alabama 3
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 are a British band mixing rock, dance, blues, country, and gospel styles, founded in Brixton, London, in 1995. In the United States, they are known as A3, allegedly to avoid any possible legal conflict with the country music band Alabama...
lead singer Rob Love (aka Rob Spragg). The series' music is composed by John Hardy.
Awards and nominations
In 2008 Y Pris was nominated for the Prix Europa in the Best Drama Series category.Y Pris has received five nominations for the 2008 Bafta Cymru
BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Formed in 1991, they hold an annual awards ceremony to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Welsh-made films and television programmes...
awards:
Best Screenwriter for Tim Price, Best Actor for Matthew Gravelle, Best Director (Drama) for Gareth Bryn, Best Sound for Gareth Meiron, Simon H. Jones, and Darren Jones, and Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love
In the end, Y Pris won only one award: Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love.
The series has won best drama series in the 2009 Celtic Media Festival
Celtic Media Festival
The Celtic Media Festival, previously known as the Celtic Film and Television Festival, aims to promote the languages and cultures of the Celtic nations on screen and in broadcasting. The festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting and film from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall...
Awards.
At the 2009 Bafta Cymru
BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Formed in 1991, they hold an annual awards ceremony to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Welsh-made films and television programmes...
awards, Y Pris was nominated for the following categories: Gareth Bryn for Best Director (Film/Drama), Peter Thornton for Best Director Of Photography (Drama), Nel Bat for Best Make-Up, and Haydn Pearce for Best Design.
Cast and characters
- Lyn Edwards (Matthew GravelleMatthew Gravelle-Career:In 2003 he appeared in the UK drama series Holby City. His other TV appearances include Casualty, Caerdydd and Judge John Deed. He appeared in "End of Days", the first series finalé of Torchwood as a medical Doctor dealing with cases of the Black Death...
) - Steve John (Rhodri Meilir)
- Rhidian Edwards (Huw Ceredig)
- Ian Blake (Gareth MiltonGareth MiltonGareth Milton is a Welsh actor and television personality. He graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2006 with a first-class BA in Acting. His credits include numerous, regular roles on the Welsh television channel S4C, such as Ian Blake in the award winning Welsh gangster drama, Y Pris; Jamie...
) I/1,3 - Bryn Pritchard (Aled Pugh)
- Ieuan Morris (Jâms Thomas)
- Kirsti O'Shea (Nia Roberts) I/2-
- Twrch (James Thomas)
- Y Llywydd "The President" (Philip MadocPhilip MadocPhilip Madoc is a Welsh actor who has had many television and film roles.One prominent role was the title character in the BBC Wales drama The Life and Times of David Lloyd George...
) - Billy Y Pimp (Dyfrig Morris)
- Bryan Jones (Mark Lewis JonesMark Lewis JonesMark Lewis Jones is a Welsh actor, whose roles include that of a police inspector in BBC drama series, 55 Degrees North, a whaler in the movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Tecton, a soldier in Troy....
) I/1-2,4 - Anne (Gillian ElisaGillian ElisaGillian Elisa is an actress, singer, and comedian. Early in her career she was known by her full name of Gillian Elisa Thomas.-Career:...
) I/2- - Alan Philips (Phylip Harries) I/2-
- Keith Bradbury (Gareth Blake) I/2-3
- Keith (Gareth John Bale) I/4
- Ruth (Catrin Arwel) I/2-3
- Mam Edwards (Menna Trussler)
- Chloe (Mari Ann Bull) I/1-3
- Davey Eddy (William ThomasWilliam Thomas (actor)William Thomas is a Welsh actor, who has appeared in many TV episodes and films. He made his first appearance on TV in 1974, and his work, as an actor, is still ongoing...
) I/1-2 - PC Ray Richards (Iwan John) I/1
- Mrs. Blake (Sara Harris-Davids) I/1
- Agent Macintosh (Gordon WarneckeGordon WarneckeGordon Warnecke is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent.He is perhaps best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, costarring as the lover of Johnny...
) I/1 - Llygoden "Mouse" (Emily Tucker) I/1-2
- Clive Owen (Dafydd Hywel) I/1-3
- Oscar (Gareth Potter) I/1
- Mr. O'Shea (Gerry O'Brien) I/2-3
- Caitlin Hughes (Heledd Baskerville) I/1
- Llio Edwards (Sara Lloyd-Gregory) I/2-3
- Fionn (Vincent Walsh) I/3-4
- Hannah (Hannah Morley) I/3
- Carla (Bethan Morghan) I/3
- Prins William (Alun ap Brinley) I/3
- Siwan (Mair Rowlands) I/3
- PC Rory Brown (Rhodri Miles) I/2
- Perchedid Gruffudd Hughes (Owen Garmon) I/3
- Captain (Michal Smiley) I/3
- Peter Perry (Fran Brennan) I/3
- Big Phil (Rhys Parry Jones) I/3
- Tara (Maria Pride) I/4
- Julia (Iola Hughes) I/4
- Jamal (Troy Glasgow) I/4
- Nia (Holly Jones) I/4
- Miss Horam (Marion Fenner) I/4
- PC Thomas (Meilir Sion) I/4
- PC Charlie Francis (Simon Fisher) I/4
- Top Cat (Sion Ifan Williams) I/4
- Vernon (Clint Dyer) I/4
- Silver (Ike Hamilton) I/4
- Sue Harries (Eluned Jones) I/4
- Maddwyn (Greg Llewellyn Arthur)
- cameo (Rob "Love" Spragg of Alabama 3Alabama 3Alabama 3 are a British band mixing rock, dance, blues, country, and gospel styles, founded in Brixton, London, in 1995. In the United States, they are known as A3, allegedly to avoid any possible legal conflict with the country music band Alabama...
) I/13 - other cast: Huw Thomas (fforman, I/1), Julian Lewis Jones, Gareth Morris (sciencin y ffermwr, I/2), Richard Norton (dyn y stag, I/4).
Production
- Producer: Fizzy Oppè (I)
- Line producer: Cheryl Davies (I)
- Executive producers: Angharad Jones (I), Ed Thomas (I)
- Directors: Gareth Bryn (I), Ed Talfan (I) DJ Evans
- Writer: Tim Price
- Co-writers: Heledd Hardy(I), Sharon Morgan (I)
- Series 1 was filmed in March and April 2007.
- Series 2 is currently in production.
- Episodes are available on S4C's website for live streaming.
- All episodes are fully subtitled, in Welsh and English.
- All episodes from series 2 will feature audio descriptionAudio descriptionAudio description refers to an additional narration track for blind and visually impaired consumers of visual media...
.
Broadcasts
The 13 episodes of series one were broadcast on S4CS4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
between 31 October 2007 and 23 January 2008. Repeats of the first series started on October 21, 2008. Series two started being broadcast on 2 April 2009.