Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain looks back fondly to the days when policing involved chasing villains, playing rugby, and drinking beer. However, he has come to realize that ...
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| Philip Madoc | ... | DCI Noel Bain 21 episodes, 1994-2002 | |
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Ffion Wilkins | ... | Hannah Bain / ... 18 episodes, 1994-2002 |
| Sharon Morgan | ... | Professor Margaret Edwards 17 episodes, 1994-2002 | |
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Gillian Elisa | ... | DS Alison Griffiths / ... 12 episodes, 1994-1997 |
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Geraint Lewis | ... | DS Carwyn Phillips 11 episodes, 1994-1997 |
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Michael Povey | ... | Superintendent Jack Bevan 9 episodes, 1994-1997 |
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Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain looks back fondly to the days when policing involved chasing villains, playing rugby, and drinking beer. However, he has come to realize that contemporary policing imposes dilemmas that no training manual could ever anticipate.
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Welsh-language versions of the earlier seasons' episodes, were filmed in parallel with the English-language episodes, for transmission in Wales with the series title Yr Heliwr (The Hunter). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This Welsh series stars Philip Madoc as DCI Noel Bain, a widower with a young, rebellious daughter (Ffion Wilkins). The show deals with his cases, his relationships with the people he works with (Sharon Morgan and Gillian Elisa) and his problems with his daughter.
The stories are dark, gritty, realistic, and atmospheric. There always seems to be a background, however, of youth violence, which doesn't make Wales seems like an attractive place to visit.
The late Philip Madoc was a wonderful actor, and he creates an interesting character in Noel Bain. Not one to show emotion, the actor manages to give us a character who is a compassionate, perhaps disillusioned man, still mourning his wife and in pain over some of his daughter's behavior. It's quite a masterful performance.
I can't say I love this series as it always leaves me a little sad. Even if there is closure of the case, one is left with a hopeless feeling. That's realistic, of course. It's just not very entertaining.