''Y Pris'' (English: ''The Price'') is a Welsh television

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, produced by

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for Welsh public service television station S4C. The series, described in its tagline as "''

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and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings". The series was written and created by

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. 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 and filmed later the same year for broadcast in 2009. The series is, together with ''

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lead singer Rob Love. All twenty-one episodes are available to stream on S4C's website. All episodes are fully subtitled in both Welsh and English. Episodes from the second series also carry

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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

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'' awards: Best Screenwriter for

, Best Actor for

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, 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. ''Y Pris'' won the Best Original Music Soundtrack award for John Hardy and Rob Love. At the 2009 Celtic Media Festival Awards, the series won the award for "Best Drama Series". At the 2009

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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.

Cast

as Lyn Edwards *

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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 *

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as Steve John *

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as Chief Constable Bryan Jones * Nia Roberts as Kirsti O'Shea *

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as Anne * Phylip Harries as Alan Philips * Gareth John Bale as Keith *

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as Rhidian Edwards * Menna Trussler as Mam Edwards * Dafydd Hywel as Clive Owen *

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as Llio Edwards * Vincent Walsh as Fionn *

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as Nicky (Series 2)

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 *

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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 *

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as Captain * Gareth Blake as Keith Bradbury * Emily Tucker as "Mouse" Llygoden

Episodes

Series 1 (2007–2008)

Series 2 (2009)

References

External links

Official Website
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Fiction Factory on MySpace
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