Long Story TV, Triongl and APC Studios have started production on the second chapter in The Light In The Hall / Y Golau anthology series for Welsh public broadcaster S4C and AMC Networks’ Sundance Now.
Filmed in both English and Welsh, new 6 x 60‘ psychological thriller Still Waters / Y Golau:Dŵr is being made in association with Channel 4 and with the support of Welsh Government through Creative Wales.
In deals brokered by APC Studios, which is also handling worldwide sales, the English-language version series is produced for AMC Networks streamer Sundance Now to broadcast in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Written and created by Regina Moriarty (Murdered By My Boyfriend) and directed by Rhys Carter, Erin Richards and Sion Ifan, Still Waters / Y Golau: Dŵr stars Sian Reese-Williams (Hidden, Wolf), Mark Lewis Jones (Outlander, Chernobyl), Nia Roberts (Hidden, The Crown), Robert Glenister (Spooks, Hustle, The Night Caller), Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines, Suspicion) and Maeve Courtier-Lilley (The Red King). Filming starts this October with broadcast planned for 2025.
Two years on from season one, and Caryl Huws (Sian Reese-Williams) still lives in the town of Llanemlyn. Her life has started afresh. Finally confronting the shackles of guilt and regret she had, she’s decided to follow her dream of going back into education to become a journalist.
Caryl attends an exhibition of a Welsh protestor’s art and looks at photographs of families displaced by a controversial reservoir where activists are objecting about the planned extension. Prominent amongst the images is the image of Llyr Owen, a local young man who was killed in an explosion at the site of a planned expansion in 1995. At first glance it seemed that Llyr had died committing a terrorist act, but police soon found evidence implicating Llyr’s cousin, best friend, and co-conspirator Rhys Owen (Mark Lewis Jones). Rhys protested his innocence of the murder but was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Caryl is fascinated with the newly announced expansion of the reservoir on everyone’s lips and decides it’s a subject she‘s passionate about – the story of a community and family torn apart by the reservoir. It’s the story of her people, her town and with Rhys still protesting his innocence, she is compelled to investigate what really happened. It’s the perfect story to land her that dream job with a local paper, and eventually lead us to the truth.
Donna Wiffen, Paul Marquess and Jo Roderick from Long Story TV, Gethin Scourfield, Nora Ostler and Alec Spiteri from Triongl and Laurent Boissel from APC Studios will executive produce, along with Gwenllian Gravelle, Head of Film & Drama at S4C and Shannon Cooper, Vice President, Programming at Sundance Now. In the UK, the series has been acquired by Channel 4.
Gwenllian Gravelle at S4C says: “After the huge success of series one, I’m delighted to bring the S4C audience another thrilling Y Golau mystery from the fictional village of Llanemlyn. With an impressive ensemble cast, this new investigation is an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.”
Shannon Cooper, Vice President, Programming, Sundance Now shared: “The Light in the Hall resonated extremely well with the Sundance Now audience and we’re elated to continue expanding this world, discovering deeper depths of these intriguing characters and captivating story. We’re thankful to our partners at Long Story TV, Triongl and APC Studios, as well as the incredible writers and cast across the series.”
Donna Wiffen at Long Story TV says: “We are thrilled to be working with our partners and an amazing cast to bring Regina’s riveting thriller to life for a second season.”
Laurent Boissel at APC Studios adds: “We are incredibly excited to be working again with the talented teams at Long Story TV and Triongl to turn the success of The Light in the Hall into an anthology. As a producer, we are thrilled to continue expanding the world of Llanemlyn, and as a distributor, we are looking forward to taking the show to further territories around the world.”
Nora Ostler at Triongl says: “We’re delighted to be teaming up with Long Story TV and APC Studios again to combine a stellar cast and brilliant production team to bring audiences the second thrilling instalment of The Light in the Hall / Y Golau anthology, and continue with our mission taking Welsh talent to the world.”
Jon Creamer
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