Llan-ar-goll-en | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Siwan Jobbins |
Directed by | Rhys D. Williams |
Starring |
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Voices of |
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Theme music composer | Dyfan 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 origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | Welsh |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 51 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Siwan Jobbins |
Production locations | Portmeirion, Wales |
Running time | 12–14 minutes 26 minutes ("Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn" only) |
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Release | |
Original network | S4C ("Cyw" block) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 23 December 2013 – 14 March 2016 |
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]
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".
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.
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.
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.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 26 | 23 December 2013 | 17 November 2014 | |
2 | 25 | 24 December 2014 | 14 March 2016 |
No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Y Parsel Coll" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 23 December 2013 | |
Tara Tan Toc expects a very special parcel but it doesn't arrive. | |||||
2 | "Olwyn Coll" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 30 December 2013 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 6 January 2014 | |
Prys and Ceri have to solve the mystery of missing oranges. | |||||
4 | "Y Sioe Lysiau" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 13 January 2014 | |
Radli's bike pump is stolen as he prepares to go to the annual vegetable show. | |||||
5 | "Mwstash" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 20 January 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 27 January 2014 | |
Socks have gone missing in the village. | |||||
7 | "Parti Sypreis" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 3 February 2014 | |
A birthday present for Tara Tan Toc goes missing before her surprise party. | |||||
8 | "Pastai" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 10 February 2014 | |
Beti's recipe book goes missing. | |||||
9 | "Wig Tara" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 17 February 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 24 February 2014 | |
When it's very windy in Llan-ar-goll-en, Barti's flag disappears. | |||||
11 | "Beic Radli" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 3 March 2014 | |
Radli Migins's magic bike, Elsi, had disappeared. | |||||
12 | "Pop" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 10 March 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 17 March 2014 | |
A pirate-themed tea party was being prepared, but the cake disappeared. | |||||
14 | "Caws Ogla Ofnadwy!" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 30 June 2014 | |
Beti Becws prepares her world famous "awful smelling" cheese. | |||||
15 | "Y Darlun Coll" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 25 August 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 1 September 2014 | |
Things in the village are turning into chocolate. | |||||
17 | "Cist Barti" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 8 September 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 15 September 2014 | |
Tara Tan Toc loses her voice just hours before her magnificent concert in the village hall. | |||||
19 | "Am Stori!" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 29 September 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 6 October 2014 | |
Ceri has a heavy cold and doesn't feel well enough to help Prys with his detective work. | |||||
21 | "Mwww!" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 13 October 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 20 October 2014 | |
After yet another crash with his bike, Radli's hat goes missing. | |||||
23 | "Cadw'n Heini" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 27 October 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 3 November 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 10 November 2014 | |
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. Williams | Unknown | 17 November 2014 | |
Prys and Ceri solve the mystery of Dr Jim's missing hair. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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27 | 1 | "Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 24 December 2014 | |
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. | ||||||
28 | 2 | "Dwylo Blewog" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 2 March 2015 | |
Radli Migins is waiting for a parcel to help him become a rock star. | ||||||
29 | 3 | "Hufen Iâ, Na" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 9 March 2015 | |
Beti makes a cake for her niece but it disappears. | ||||||
30 | 4 | "Y Stethosgop Sgleiniog" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 16 March 2015 | |
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. | ||||||
31 | 5 | "Bysedd y cwn" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 23 March 2015 | |
One by one, the Llan-ar-goll-en animals are disappearing, so Prys sets out to solve this mystery without Ceri's help. | ||||||
32 | 6 | "Y Cameleon" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 30 March 2015 | |
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. | ||||||
33 | 7 | "Dirgelwch Y Llyfr Coll" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 6 April 2015 | |
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. | ||||||
34 | 8 | "Steil Gwerth Chweil" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 13 April 2015 | |
Tara and Abracadebra challenge each other to create a stunning hairstyle for Mrs. Tomos; Tara using her hairbrush and Abracadebra using her magic wand. | ||||||
35 | 9 | "Ble Mae Ceri?" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 20 April 2015 | |
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. | ||||||
36 | 10 | "Y Fâs Flodau" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 27 April 2015 | |
Llan-ar-goll-en is taking part in the "Tidiest Village in Wales" competition, and Mrs. Tomos is in charge of all the arrangements. | ||||||
37 | 11 | "Diwrnod Rhyfadd Pyfadd" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 4 May 2015 | |
Some odd things happen in Llan-ar-goll-en. | ||||||
38 | 12 | "Cist O Aer" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 11 May 2015 | |
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. | ||||||
39 | 13 | "Clychau'n Canu" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 18 May 2015 | |
Tara, Radli, Prys, Ceri, and Siwgwrlwmp rehearse a special dance for a show. However, the bells used for the dance have gone missing. | ||||||
40 | 14 | "Trwyn Coch" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 24 December 2015 [9] | |
Carwyn the reindeer's red nose disappears. Note: This episode is another Christmas special. | ||||||
41 | 15 | "Y Brwsh Gwallt Coll" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 4 January 2016 | |
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. | ||||||
42 | 16 | "Streipiau Ianto" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 11 January 2016 | |
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. | ||||||
43 | 17 | "Diwrnod o wyliau i Radli" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 18 January 2016 | |
Somebody has stolen Mia Pia's job. | ||||||
44 | 18 | "Y Pysgodyn Aur" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 25 January 2016 | |
Beti is given a goldfish by her friend Ffernando, but it goes missing. | ||||||
45 | 19 | "O Na, Mrs Tomos!" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 1 February 2016 | |
Mrs. Tomos has decided to leave Llan-ar-goll-en and the villagers are broken-hearted. | ||||||
46 | 20 | "Mae Ianto ar Goll!" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 8 February 2016 | |
Ianto goes missing, and Prys and Ceri wonder whether or not Dr. Jim's new device has something to do with the mystery. | ||||||
47 | 21 | "Ew am Uwd" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 15 February 2016 | |
Beti's porridge has disappeared from the bakery. | ||||||
48 | 22 | "Lleidr y Lliain Llestri" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 22 February 2016 | |
All the tea-towels in Llan-ar-goll-en are stolen, so Prys and Ceri set out to find who is responsible. | ||||||
49 | 23 | "Y Camera Hunlun Hynod" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 29 February 2016 | |
Dr. Jim invents a camera that takes selfies. | ||||||
50 | 24 | "Lle aeth y Syrcas?" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 7 March 2016 | |
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. | ||||||
51 | 25 | "Y Bowlen Grisial" | Rhys D. Williams | Unknown | 14 March 2016 | |
The Mayoress is about to unveil a very special crystal bowl in the Village Hall when she notices it has disappeared. |
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]
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