Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop goes gooey over 'foreign' Welsh cop-drama Y Gwyll
The Oscar-winning actress took time out from vegan recipes and unusual beauty routines to recommend Hinterland as a 'foreign TV show to binge watch'
Kathryn Williams
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She's not averse to waxing lyrical about her lifestyle loves but Gwyneth Paltrow has just recommended something very Welsh – cop drama Y Gwyll/Hinterland.
On her website Goop, Iron Man-star Paltrow has shared her picks for "Foreign TV shows to binge watch now" and the Ceredigion-filmed murder-mystery has made the cut.
It says: "This Welsh detective series is kind of reminiscent of True Detective in that it centers [sic] around a deeply damaged investigator who has to tame his own demons while weeding through a sea of suspects.
"But here, the backdrop is moody, rugged Wales, which makes the entire experience extra interesting."
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Y Gwyll/Hinterland follows Richard Harrington's DCI Tom Mathias and his team who have to solve brutal murders in west Wales while battling with the harsh and atmospheric surroundings.
The debut series was screened first on S4C in autumn 2013 then BBC Wales showed the English language version.
National BBC channel BBC Four then also showed the English-language version and the show has also been picked up by Netflix and broadcasters across the globe.
On set with Hinterland series 2
A critical and commercial success, Y Gwyll/Hinterland has won awards at The Celtic Media Awards, Bafta Cymru and a Cine Golden Eagle Award for best drama.
Star Harrington said about the reaction to the show: "Everybody has been very kind and sweet about it. It's really, really good. I'm really surprised at how people have taken to it, particularly to the Welsh language version. It's all very positive."
Series two of the show is currently being filmed and fans will be pleased to hear that they will find out a bit more about their favourite detectives, Mathias and his partner Mared Rhys, played by Critical's Mali Harries.
Harrington says: "I got to know a great deal about the character's personal history as we filmed the first series, and as this is gradually revealed, it changes the other characters' perception of him, and the viewers will view him differently too."
See the stars of Y Gwyll/Hinterland talk about the hit show
Viewers will also get a chance to delve into Mared's background adds Harries, "Her relationship with her daughter is very strained and sad. She had a child young and has never revealed who the father is.
"It's one of the joys of working with the Fiction Factory (co–production company along with Tinopolis and All3Media International), they always give you the time to learn the back story of your character, they are a brilliant company to work with."
Other shows picked by Paltrow's Goop included Call the Midwife, Peaky Blinders and Broadchurch.
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