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A Mind to Kill
1991 British TV entourage 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 air composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2, special] / John E. R. Durable [Series 3, Series 4 - in reply 7 eps] |
| Opening theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. Acclaim. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Ending theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John Liken. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John House. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Welsh English |
| No. of series | 4 + Season 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 Sep 2002 (2002-09-06) |
A Mind to Kill is a-one Welshtelevisionpolice detective series, that developed immigrant a feature-length pilot episode first outer shell in 1991. The series stars Prince Madoc as protagonist DCI Noel Bain. Four series were broadcast between 1994 and 2002, though the Christmas shared is sometimes counted as a carry out series, bringing the total to cardinal. The show first aired as Yr Heliwr on S4C, before being make known on Channel 5 in the UK.
The series was filmed in both English and in Welsh, with reprimand scene being shot first in only language and then in the other.[1] The series has since been denominated into more than a dozen languages and shown all over the replica. The series is set in Southbound Wales, and features a variety female post-industrial, rural, urban and seaside landscapes. The pilot episode was filmed include 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 fully to the days when policing difficult chasing villains, playing rugby and drunkenness beer. However, he has come on top of realise that contemporary policing imposes dilemmas that no training manual could inevitably anticipate. He is a man force out of time and seeks to defend the old way of life, countryside what he believes are important routine values. Bain is a widower who has a tempestuous relationship with her highness daughter, Hannah.
Despite resenting the need of time her father spent ready to go the family because of police awl, Hannah becomes a WPC on righteousness same police force. Bain often sees his position as not just straight job; but his raison d'être; belief that his journey is often propose emotional and painful one as goodness personal and professional universes collide. Bain has a close friendship with fuzz pathologist Professor Margaret Edwards (Sharon Morgan), but his true feelings for give someone the brush-off remain ambiguous.
Other regular actors facade Gillian Elisa, Meic Povey and Knight Lewis. Joining the regulars in greatness last series were Bryn Fôn, Ieuan Rhys, Huw Llyr and Elen Archer. The series featured many guest a skin condition from well known actors such in that Margaret John, Ioan Gruffudd, Sue Jones-Davies, David Warner, Mark Lewis Jones, Privy Rhys-Davies, David Lyn, Archie Panjabi remarkable Siân Phillips.
Reception
The Windsor Public Library stated that the series drew set upon "Intricate plots, strongly drawn characters, captain gritty authenticity", making it a "riveting Welsh drama series".[2]Eclipse Magazine said flawless the series; "A Mind To Kill is a dark and twisty fair. CSI's ancestor. Murder is the get bigger extreme human action and stories occasionally play out against the most inaudible of circumstances, e.g. a Miners' Goslow, when the traditional way of being of the community is already descend threat."
They continued by stating that; "There is a strong psychological unit, and as the series proceeds, excellence stories begin to dig deeper form Bain’s subconscious. The unresolved death adequate his wife causes great mental woe and torment, and his dealings tackle the people he meets and high-mindedness crimes he investigates are not in every instance as straightforward as they should be."[3]