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Llan-ar-goll-en

Llan-ar-goll-en is a Welsh-language British live action/animated children's television show created by Siwan Jobbins for S4C, and produced by Twt Productions and Cwmni Da.[3][4] The show follows the adventures of two detectives; human Prys ar Frys and Ceri the Dog-tective, who manage to solve many mysteries in the titular village. It ran for 2 series with 51 episodes (including a half-hour Christmas special) from 23 December 2013 to 14 March 2016.[1][5]

Llan-ar-goll-en
Genre
Created bySiwan Jobbins
Directed byRhys D. Williams
Starring
  • Rhys ap Trefor
  • Dyfrig Evans
  • Siw Hughes
  • Eiry Thomas
  • Catrin Mara
  • Hefin Wyn
  • Rhodri Sion
  • Carys John
  • Gwydion Rhys
Voices of
Theme music composerDyfan Jones
Opening theme"Llan-ar-goll-en Main Title"
by Rhydian Bowen Phillips[2]
Ending theme"Llan-ar-goll-en Main Title" (instrumental)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageWelsh
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes51 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerSiwan Jobbins
Production locationsPortmeirion, Wales
Running time12–14 minutes
26 minutes ("Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn" only)
Production companies
  • Twt Productions
  • Cwmni Da
Original release
NetworkS4C ("Cyw" block)
Release23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) –
14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)

The show was filmed in Portmeirion, Wales, and notably features animated animal characters (such as one of the main characters, Ceri) interacting with a live action environment. The animation was done by Cloth Cat Animation using Flash animation. The title of the show is a pun on the Welsh town of Llangollen, and the Welsh term for lost, "ar goll".

Plot

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In the small, crazy village of Llan-ar-goll-en, Wales, things are known to go missing all the time. Luckily for its citizens in dire need, two detectives that are very different from each other; Prys ar Frys the human, and his animated dog sidekick, Ceri, are known for solving mysteries and finding lost things. Whenever there's trouble, a siren is sounded and Prys and Ceri are immediately on the case.

Characters

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Humans

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  • Prys ar Frys (played by Rhys ap Trefor) is a detective, and Ceri's human friend. He is always in a rush as he tends to jump to conclusions. He loves food, especially chips.
  • Radli Migins (played by Dyfrig Evans) is a postman with a magic, flying bike named Elsi. He often crashes his bike. This character was interviewed in the Welsh Cyw series "Helo Shwmae" on 23 April 2021.[6]
  • Barti Felyn (played by Rhodri Sion) is a mischievous, unintelligible pirate who lives on a boat. His cat is Ianto.
  • Dr. Jim Clem (played by Hefin Wyn) is an old man and an inventor.
  • Arwel Achub (played by Gwydion Rhys) is a man with a green hat who performs many jobs in the village.
  • Mrs. Tomos Ty Twt (played by Eiry Thomas) is a sweet, old and adventurous grandma.
  • Tara Tan Toc (played by Catrin Mara) is a woman with pink hair who runs a beauty salon. She has a crush on Prys, and his feelings towards her have been shown to be mutual.
  • Beti Becws (played by Siw Hughes[7]) is a baker.
  • AbracaDebra (played by Carys John) is a magician.
  • Mia Pia (played by Miriam Isaac) likes animals, but they don't like her.

Animals

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  • Ceri the Dog-tective (voiced by Siwan Bowen Davies[8]) is Prys' dog friend. She's more sensible and thinks things through. Her cousin is Caradog.
  • Ianto is Barti's yellow pirate-cat who sometimes translates what his unintelligible owner is saying.
  • Sugar Lump is Mrs. Tomos' red cat. Unlike Ceri and Ianto, he doesn't talk, but rather makes cat noises.

Production

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Llan-ar-goll-en was conceived by Siwan Jobbins and is a co-production between Twt Productions and Cwmni Da, with animation services provided by Cloth Cat Animation using Flash animation. The show utilizes both live action and animation, the latter of which was implemented for animal characters like Ceri the Dog-tective and her cousin Caradog, Ianto, and Sugar Lumps. The show was shot in the coastal village of Portmeirion, Wales.[3]

The main title was composed by Dyfan Jones and performed by Rhydian Bowen Phillips,[2] with the choir performed by the students of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful.

Episodes

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All 51 episodes aired on S4C's "Cyw" block in Welsh with English subtitles made available. The first series aired from 23 December 2013 to 17 November 2014 with 26 episodes.

A Christmas special, and the start of the second series, aired on 24 December 2014, and the first half of the series started regularly airing from 2 March to 18 May 2015. Another Christmas special aired on 24 December 2015, and the rest of the series continued from 4 January to 14 March 2016 with 25 episodes.

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12623 December 2013 (2013-12-23)17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
22524 December 2014 (2014-12-24)14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)

Series 1 (2013–14)

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No.Title [5]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Y Parsel Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown23 December 2013 (2013-12-23)
Tara Tan Toc expects a very special parcel but it doesn't arrive.
2"Olwyn Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown30 December 2013 (2013-12-30)
Radli Migins the postman falls off his bike again on a stormy day, and as he goes off to find something to help him mend his bike, his wheel goes missing.
3"Orennau"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown6 January 2014 (2014-01-06)
Prys and Ceri have to solve the mystery of missing oranges.
4"Y Sioe Lysiau"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)
Radli's bike pump is stolen as he prepares to go to the annual vegetable show.
5"Mwstash"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown20 January 2014 (2014-01-20)
Everyone has a go at a moustache growing competition in Llan-ar-goll-en, but something happens to Arwel Achub's moustache as it disappears overnight.
6"Sanau"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown27 January 2014 (2014-01-27)
Socks have gone missing in the village.
7"Parti Sypreis"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)
A birthday present for Tara Tan Toc goes missing before her surprise party.
8"Pastai"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown10 February 2014 (2014-02-10)
Beti's recipe book goes missing.
9"Wig Tara"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown17 February 2014 (2014-02-17)
Radli has a very important parcel to deliver to Tara from Paris. The parcel contains a new wig for Tara, which she wants the whole of Llan-ar-goll-en to see.
10"Baner Barti"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown24 February 2014 (2014-02-24)
When it's very windy in Llan-ar-goll-en, Barti's flag disappears.
11"Beic Radli"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
Radli Migins's magic bike, Elsi, had disappeared.
12"Pop"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
Radli has a parcel with no name on it, but neither Arwel nor Beti expect anything in the post. A huge explosion then rocks Llan-ar-goll-en and the parcel explodes.
13"Môr-ladron"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)
A pirate-themed tea party was being prepared, but the cake disappeared.
14"Caws Ogla Ofnadwy!"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown30 June 2014 (2014-06-30)
Beti Becws prepares her world famous "awful smelling" cheese.
15"Y Darlun Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)
Arwel Achub is invited to paint the Mayor's portrait, but before he finishes it, the portrait disappears. Prys suspects a number of the villagers is behind it.
16"Smonach y Siocled"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
Things in the village are turning into chocolate.
17"Cist Barti"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)
Barti Felyn and Ianto the cat-pirate tell the story of Brave Barti's adventures on the high seas.
18"Canu La La"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)
Tara Tan Toc loses her voice just hours before her magnificent concert in the village hall.
19"Am Stori!"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)
Mrs. Tomos TyTwt writes a book, but just minutes after she finishes telling her friends about it, the story disappears.
20"Dirgelwch y Llythyr Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
Ceri has a heavy cold and doesn't feel well enough to help Prys with his detective work.
21"Mwww!"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
AbracaDebra is giving magic lessons to the residents of Llan-ar-goll-en, but things start to go wrong and the magic tricks don't work.
22"Het Radli"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)
After yet another crash with his bike, Radli's hat goes missing.
23"Cadw'n Heini"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)
Everyone is looking forward to Mrs. Tomos T Twt's exercise class, but Enid, Mrs T's unicycle, goes missing.
24"Bwystfil y Bont"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)
A weird howling sound in Llan-ar-goll-en frightens all the villagers, and they suspect that the scary "beast of the bridge" has arrived in the village.
25"Parti Barti"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown10 November 2014 (2014-11-10)
It's Barti Felyn's birthday and when Ianto has a chance to give him his present, it disappears.
26"Gwallt Dr Jim"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
Prys and Ceri solve the mystery of Dr Jim's missing hair.

Series 2 (2014–16)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown24 December 2014 (2014-12-24)
A new visitor drops by the village on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus. He needs the help of Prys and Ceri to find his lost reindeer.
Note: This episode is a half-hour Christmas special.
282"Dwylo Blewog"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown2 March 2015 (2015-03-02)
Radli Migins is waiting for a parcel to help him become a rock star.
293"Hufen Iâ, Na"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Beti makes a cake for her niece but it disappears.
304"Y Stethosgop Sgleiniog"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown16 March 2015 (2015-03-16)
Siwgrlwmp is ill so Mrs Tomos calls Mia Pia, the village vet, for help. But when Mia reaches for her stethoscope, she discovers it has gone.
315"Bysedd y cwn"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)
One by one, the Llan-ar-goll-en animals are disappearing, so Prys sets out to solve this mystery without Ceri's help.
326"Y Cameleon"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown30 March 2015 (2015-03-30)
A chameleon is on the loose in Llan-ar-goll-en. It appears every now and then, but before anybody has a chance to talk to it, it disappears.
337"Dirgelwch Y Llyfr Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)
Dr Jim creates a new device; a book which can speak every language on earth. Unfortunately, as he travels around the village, he loses the book.
348"Steil Gwerth Chweil"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown13 April 2015 (2015-04-13)
Tara and Abracadebra challenge each other to create a stunning hairstyle for Mrs. Tomos; Tara using her hairbrush and Abracadebra using her magic wand.
359"Ble Mae Ceri?"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown20 April 2015 (2015-04-20)
Prys finds a letter from Ceri telling him she has gone away, and with the help of her cousin, Caradog, Prys is determined to find her.
3610"Y Fâs Flodau"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown27 April 2015 (2015-04-27)
Llan-ar-goll-en is taking part in the "Tidiest Village in Wales" competition, and Mrs. Tomos is in charge of all the arrangements.
3711"Diwrnod Rhyfadd Pyfadd"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)
Some odd things happen in Llan-ar-goll-en.
3812"Cist O Aer"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown11 May 2015 (2015-05-11)
Tara receives a special map from her Aunt Magw. It might possibly be a treasure map that leads to a chest full of gold and jewels.
3913"Clychau'n Canu"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
Tara, Radli, Prys, Ceri, and Siwgwrlwmp rehearse a special dance for a show. However, the bells used for the dance have gone missing.
4014"Trwyn Coch"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)[9]
Carwyn the reindeer's red nose disappears.
Note: This episode is another Christmas special.
4115"Y Brwsh Gwallt Coll"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown4 January 2016 (2016-01-04)
The villagers are rehearsing for the local talent show, but before the show begins, Prys and Ceri are called to solve the mystery of the missing hairbrush.
4216"Streipiau Ianto"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)
The village animals are preparing for the Annual Animal Show, and Ianto is determined to win. But before the judging can begin, Barti notices that Ianto's tail stripes have disappeared.
4317"Diwrnod o wyliau i Radli"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)
Somebody has stolen Mia Pia's job.
4418"Y Pysgodyn Aur"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)
Beti is given a goldfish by her friend Ffernando, but it goes missing.
4519"O Na, Mrs Tomos!"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown1 February 2016 (2016-02-01)
Mrs. Tomos has decided to leave Llan-ar-goll-en and the villagers are broken-hearted.
4620"Mae Ianto ar Goll!"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)
Ianto goes missing, and Prys and Ceri wonder whether or not Dr. Jim's new device has something to do with the mystery.
4721"Ew am Uwd"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown15 February 2016 (2016-02-15)
Beti's porridge has disappeared from the bakery.
4822"Lleidr y Lliain Llestri"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)
All the tea-towels in Llan-ar-goll-en are stolen, so Prys and Ceri set out to find who is responsible.
4923"Y Camera Hunlun Hynod"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
Dr. Jim invents a camera that takes selfies.
5024"Lle aeth y Syrcas?"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
Radli Migins has heard that there is a circus in Llan-ar-goll-en, but when he goes to look for it, he cannot find it anywhere.
5125"Y Bowlen Grisial"
Rhys D. WilliamsUnknown14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)
The Mayoress is about to unveil a very special crystal bowl in the Village Hall when she notices it has disappeared.

Accolades

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In 2015, Llan-ar-goll-en was nominated in the British Academy Cymru Awards for Children's Programme. It was beaten by #Fi (Boom Plant, S4C).[10]

Merchandise

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Interactive apps and e-books were created for Llan-ar-goll-en by Cloth Cat's sister company, Thud Media. They were made available on the iTunes Appstore and Google Play.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brand new comedy series to keep the kids quiet at 8.25 tomorrow morning on @CriwCyw #llanargollen". December 22, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "'Llanargollen' Main Titles (Cyw S4C)" – via soundcloud.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Llan-ar-goll-en".
  4. ^ "Llan-ar-goll-en". January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "S4C - Llan-ar-goll-en - Canllaw penodau". BBC.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Helo Shw Mae - Dydd Gwener 23 Ebrill. YouTube.
  7. ^ "When your #Monday begins with these words from @SiwHughes you know it's going to be good...#Llanargollen".
  8. ^ "Siwan Bowen Davies".
  9. ^ "Merry Christmas from Llan-ar-goll-en". 21 December 2015.
  10. ^ "British Academy Cymru Awards Winners in 2015". 25 August 2015.
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