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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘A real moment’: Cymraeg’s the star as Netflix buys Welsh-language drama

Gwïon Morris Jones as Carbo and Lois Meleri-Jones as Antonia in the Welsh language thriller Dal y Mellt (Catch the Lightning).
Gwïon Morris Jones as Carbo and Lois Meleri-Jones as Antonia in the Welsh language thriller Dal y Mellt (Catch the Lightning). Photograph: S4C

There is a pleasingly twisty plot, a ragtag mob of great characters and some wonderful landscapes, but the star of a heist series nabbed by Netflix is arguably Cymraeg – the Welsh language.

In a landmark moment for the creative industry in Wales, the thriller Dal y Mellt (Catch the Lightning) has become the first Welsh language-only show to be bought by the streaming service.

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