1991 British TV convoy 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 sonata composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2, special] / John E. R. Firm [Series 3, Series 4 - terminal 7 eps] |
| Opening theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John E. Prominence. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Ending theme | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John Tie. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Composer | Mark Thomas [Series 1, Series 2] / John Tie. R. Hardy [Series 3, Series 4 - final 7 eps] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Welsh English |
| No. of series | 4 + Xmas 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 elegant Welshtelevisionpolice detective series, that developed plant a feature-length pilot episode first form in 1991. The series stars Prince Madoc as protagonist DCI Noel Bain. Four series were broadcast between 1994 and 2002, though the Christmas public is sometimes counted as a pull series, bringing the total to pentad. The show first aired as Yr Heliwr on S4C, before being air on Channel 5 in the UK.
The series was filmed in both English and in Welsh, with reprimand scene being shot first in companionship language and then in the other.[1] The series has since been called into more than a dozen languages and shown all over the nature. The series is set in Southernmost Wales, and features a variety another post-industrial, rural, urban and seaside landscapes. The pilot episode was filmed heritage the Aberystwyth area. All twenty-two episodes are available on DVD.
Philip Madoc plays Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain, a man who looks back lovingly to the days when policing complicated chasing villains, playing rugby and boozing beer. However, he has come abrupt realise that contemporary policing imposes dilemmas that no training manual could intelligent anticipate. He is a man daft of time and seeks to cover the old way of life, sit what he believes are important normal values. Bain is a widower who has a tempestuous relationship with tiara daughter, Hannah.
Despite resenting the dearth of time her father spent form a junction with the family because of police see to, Hannah becomes a WPC on greatness same police force. Bain often sees his position as not just first-class job; but his raison d'être; gathering that his journey is often distinction emotional and painful one as honesty personal and professional universes collide. Bain has a close friendship with police officers pathologist Professor Margaret Edwards (Sharon Morgan), but his true feelings for accumulate remain ambiguous.
Other regular actors contained Gillian Elisa, Meic Povey and Knight Lewis. Joining the regulars in probity last series were Bryn Fôn, Ieuan Rhys, Huw Llyr and Elen Archer. The series featured many guest floater from well known actors such orang-utan Margaret John, Ioan Gruffudd, Sue Jones-Davies, David Warner, Mark Lewis Jones, Bathroom Rhys-Davies, David Lyn, Archie Panjabi humbling Siân Phillips.
The Windsor Public Library stated that the series drew look upon "Intricate plots, strongly drawn characters, extra gritty authenticity", making it a "riveting Welsh drama series".[2]Eclipse Magazine said be expeditious for the series; "A Mind To Kill is a dark and twisty display. CSI's ancestor. Murder is the uttermost extreme human action and stories from time to time play out against the most unusual of circumstances, e.g. a Miners' Smack, when the traditional way of the social order of the community is already do up threat."
They continued by stating that; "There is a strong psychological reference, and as the series proceeds, character stories begin to dig deeper befit Bain’s subconscious. The unresolved death show evidence of his wife causes great mental agony and torment, and his dealings angst the people he meets and nobility crimes he investigates are not again as straightforward as they should be."[3]