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*Y Pris*
Y Pris
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Tim Price
Written by	Heledd Hardy; Sharon Morgan;
Directed by	Gareth Bryn; Ed Talfan;
Starring	Matthew Gravelle; Aled Pugh; Jâms Thomas; James Thomas; Philip Madoc; Dyfrig Morris; Rhodri Meilir; Mark Lewis Jones; Nia Roberts; Gillian Elisa;
Opening theme	"Y Pris" – Rob Love of Alabama 3
Composers	Hugh Fowler; John E.R. Hardy
Country of origin	Wales
Original language	Welsh
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ed Thomas; Angharad Jones;
Producer	Fizzy Oppè
Cinematography	Peter Thornton; Huw Walters; Steve Lawes;
Editors	Wendi Rowlands; Jane Murrell;
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Fiction Factory
Original release
Network	S4C
Release	31 October 2007 –; 21 May 2009

Y Pris (English: The Price) is a Welsh television crime drama, produced by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. The series, described in its tagline as "The Sopranos by the seaside",^[1] is set in Carmarthenshire and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings". The series was written and created by Tim Price.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The first series comprises thirteen episodes. It was filmed in March and April 2007. The second series, comprising eight episodes, was commissioned by S4C in 2008^[1] and filmed later the same year^[2]^[4] for broadcast in 2009. 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.^[5] The series' theme was written and recorded by Alabama 3 lead singer Rob Love. All twenty-one episodes are available to stream on S4C's website.^[6] All episodes are fully subtitled in both Welsh and English. Episodes from the second series also carry audio description.^[7]^[8]

Reception

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 awards:^[9] Best Screenwriter for Tim Price, Best Actor for Matthew Gravelle, Best Drama Director 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.^[10] Y Pris won the Best Original Music Soundtrack award for John Hardy and Rob Love.^[11] At the 2009 Celtic Media Festival Awards, the series won the award for "Best Drama Series".^[12] At the 2009 Bafta Cymru awards, Y Pris was nominated for four awards, including Gareth Bryn for Best Drama Director, Peter Thornton for Best Director of Drama Photography, Nel Bat for Best Make-Up, and Haydn Pearce for Best Design.^[13]

Cast

Matthew Gravelle as Lyn Edwards
Aled Pugh as Bryn Pritchard
Jâms Thomas as Ieuan Morris
James Thomas as Twrch
Philip Madoc as Y "The President" Llywydd
Dyfrig Morris as Billy the Pimp
Rhodri Meilir as Steve John
Mark Lewis Jones as Chief Constable Bryan Jones
Nia Roberts as Kirsti O'Shea
Gillian Elisa as Anne
Phylip Harries as Alan Philips
Gareth John Bale as Keith
Huw Ceredig as Rhidian Edwards
Menna Trussler as Mam Edwards
Dafydd Hywel as Clive Owen
Sara Lloyd-Gregory as Llio Edwards
Vincent Walsh as Fionn
Gareth Pierce as Nicky (Series 2)^[14]

Supporting

Mari Ann Bull as Chloe
Catrin Arwel as Ruth
Gareth Milton as Ian Blake
William Thomas as Davey Eddy
Iwan John as PC Ray Richards
Rhodri Miles as PC Rory Brown
Gerry O'Brien as Mr. O'Shea
Alun ap Brinley as Prins William
Iola Hughes as Julia
Rhys Parry Jones as Big Phil
Maria Pride as Tara
Sara Harris-Davies as Mrs. Blake
Gordon Warnecke as Agent Macintosh
Gareth Potter as Oscar
Heledd Baskerville as Caitlin Hughes
Fran Brennan as Peter Perry
Owen Garmon as Preacher Gruffudd Hughes
Bethan Morgan as Carla
Hannah Morley as Hannah
Mair Rowlands as Siwan
Michael Smiley as Captain
Gareth Blake as Keith Bradbury
Emily Tucker as "Mouse" Llygoden

Episodes

Series 1 (2007–2008)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Welsh viewers (million)^[15]
1	"Episode 1"	Unknown	Unknown	31 October 2007 (2007-10-31)	N/A
2	"Episode 2"	Unknown	Unknown	7 November 2007 (2007-11-07)	N/A
3	"Episode 3"	Unknown	Unknown	14 November 2007 (2007-11-14)	N/A
4	"Episode 4"	Unknown	Unknown	21 November 2007 (2007-11-21)	N/A
5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	Unknown	28 November 2007 (2007-11-28)	N/A
6	"Episode 6"	Unknown	Unknown	5 December 2007 (2007-12-05)	N/A
7	"Episode 7"	Unknown	Unknown	12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)	N/A
8	"Episode 8"	Unknown	Unknown	19 December 2007 (2007-12-19)	N/A
9	"Episode 9"	Unknown	Unknown	26 December 2007 (2007-12-26)	N/A
10	"Episode 10"	Unknown	Unknown	2 January 2008 (2008-01-02)	N/A
11	"Episode 11"	Unknown	Unknown	9 January 2008 (2008-01-09)	N/A
12	"Episode 12"	Unknown	Unknown	16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)	N/A
13	"Episode 13"	Unknown	Unknown	23 January 2008 (2008-01-23)	N/A

Series 2 (2009)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Welsh viewers (million)
1	"Episode 1"	Dave Evans	Unknown	2 April 2009 (2009-04-02)	N/A
2	"Episode 2"	Dave Evans	Unknown	9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)	N/A
3	"Episode 3"	Dave Evans	Unknown	16 April 2009 (2009-04-16)	N/A
4	"Episode 4"	Dave Evans	Unknown	23 April 2009 (2009-04-23)	N/A
5	"Episode 5"	Unknown	Unknown	30 April 2009 (2009-04-30)	N/A
6	"Episode 6"	Unknown	Unknown	7 May 2009 (2009-05-07)	N/A
7	"Episode 7"	Unknown	Unknown	14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)	N/A
8	"Episode 8"	Unknown	Unknown	21 May 2009 (2009-05-21)	N/A