Media Studies

quality drama – branding (S4C, BBC)

genre as “Nordic” style cop drama

the team – sense of community

ensemble cast – familiar to viewers but not A list stars (authenticity)

enigmas – very little information given away – intrigues audience

recognisable types – Mathias as the troubled anti-hero with a dark side

Wales as a character – bleak, unspoilt , un ‘civilised’ and beautiful. Is it a “travelogue?

sense of adventure in a “hinterland” - escapism

the dual language USP

the notion of a narrative “journey” (monomyth?)