Get ready for a dose of Welsh noir in Cleddau/The One That Got Away, a tale that combines "a gripping murder mystery with an electrifying love story".
The six-part Welsh-language drama is available on S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer now, with an English-language version coming to the BBC Four and the iPlayer in the coming months.
Starring Elen Rhys (The Mallorca Files) and Richard Harrington (Hinterland), the thriller is the work of Cath Tregenna, who returns to her native West Wales after writing for hit TV shows including Three Pines, Law & Order UK, Lewis, DCI Banks and The Bench.
"I’m so excited to create and write my own series and share it with S4C audiences as that’s where my television career began," says Treganna. "It’s a privilege to write in the voice and accents that are part of my childhood and bring to bear what I’ve learnt in over 25 years of writing crime thrillers."
All six episodes are directed by Carmarthenshire-born Sion Ifan (Y Gyfrinach/The Secret). Here's everything else we know about the crime drama...
Cleddau/The One That Got Away release date
The six-part thriller was filmed on location on the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales and south Wales in the winter of 2023.
It premiered on Sunday, October 13 at 9 pm on S4C and BBC iPlayer.
An English-language version of the show will also be coming to BBC Four and the BBC iPlayer in the coming months. When we have more information on a release date, we'll be sure to let you know.
Cleddau/The One That Got Away trailer
A short teaser has now been released, check it out below!
Cleddau/The One That Got Away plot
An official synopsis reads as follows...
"Cleddau/ The One That Got Away is a murder mystery and a love story. The murder of a nurse sends shockwaves through a small-town community in this emotionally charged and psychologically driven thriller which twists and turns towards a heart-stopping finale.
"The hunt for the killer, whose modus operandi echoes the historic Heart Knot Murders from twelve years ago, will re-unite ex-lovers, DI Ffion Lloyd and DS Rick Sheldon. In the Welsh coastal town of Pembroke Dock, in the dead of winter, they set about finding the killer while revisiting the past with devastating results. The historic murders were committed seven days apart so it’s a race against time to catch the killer before they strike again. Everything is at stake personally and professionally.
"Ffion and Rick will become our guiding light despite their flaws. Their passion and chemistry will reignite until an explosive secret jeopardises not only their rekindled relationship but Rick’s integrity, reputation and career. In the shadow of death, Cleddau/ The One That Got Away is also a forensic examination of a love affair that may have ended but remains raw and unresolved.
"As suspects emerge, they will offer us a compelling window into mental health issues among small-town men, young and old, who are struggling to find a purpose in life. Steroid abuse, self-medication, PTSD, the care system and dementia will be explored, allowing us to tackle concerns that matter these days more than ever.
"Cleddau/The One That Got Away operates in the grey areas of fallible human behavior. Murder can be deeply human. Love, in turn, can be murderous."
Cleddau/The One That Got Away cast
Elen Rhys (The Mallorca Files, Panic Button) and Richard Harrington (Hinterland, Fisherman's Friends:One and All) lead the cast as DI Ffion Lloyd and DS Rick Sheldon.
The rest of the cast is as follows...
- Rhian Blythe (Keeping Faith, Hidden) as Helen Sheldon
- Ioan Hefin (Gangs of London, Apostle) as DCI Alan Vaughan
- Aled Pugh (The Light in the Hall, Hunky Dory) as DS Celyn Howells
- Mali Ann Rees (Lost Boys and Fairies, Mammoth) as DC ‘Mogsy’ Morgan
- Will Thomas (Tree on a Hill, Steeltown Murders) as Griff Lloyd
- Ian Puleston-Davies (Coronation Street, DI Ray) as Paul Harvey
- Sharon Morgan (The Sin-Eater, Y Sŵn) as Delyth Lloyd
- Hannah Daniel (Creisis, Tree on a Hill) as Lisa Redwood
