Y Pris

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]

GenreCrime drama

Created byTim Price

Written by

• Heledd Hardy
• Sharon Morgan

Directed by

• Gareth Bryn
• Ed Talfan

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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
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 (2007-10-31) – 21 May 2009 (2009-05-21)

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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^[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]