Keeping Faith ( TV series ) - wikipedia Keeping Faith ( TV series ) Keeping Faith Also known as Un Bore Mercher Genre Thriller Created by Matthew Hall Directed by Pip Broughton Andy Newbery Starring Eve Myles Hannah Daniel Matthew Gravelle Bradley Freegard Mark Lewis Jones Aneirin Hughes Mali Harries Composer ( s ) Laurence Love Greed Amy Wadge Country of origin Wales Original language ( s ) Welsh, English No. of series No. of episodes 8 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Adrian Bate Maggie Russell Shane Murphy Producer ( s ) Pip Broughton Nora Ostler Location ( s ) Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Laugharne, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea Cinematography Steve Lawes Rory Taylor Bjorn Bratberg Running time 60 minutes Production company ( s ) Vox Pictures, Nevision, Cinematic Productions, Soundworks, About Premium Content Release Original network S4C ( Welsh Version ) and BBC One Wales ( English Version ) Picture format 16 : 9 1080i Audio format Stereo Original release 5 November ( 2017 - 11 - 05 ) -- 24 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 24 ) External links Website Keeping Faith ( Welsh : Un Bore Mercher ) is a Welsh thriller television series, created by Matthew Hall and produced by Vox Pictures, that was first broadcast on S4C on 5 November 2017. Pip Broughton directed six of the series ' episodes, and Andy Newbery the other two. The series stars Eve Myles as Faith Howells, a solicitor whose husband Evan, with whom she works at their family - run law firm, disappears whilst she is on maternity leave following the birth of their third child. The eight - part series is the second in a season of bilingual dramas set to premiere back to back on S4C. The series co-stars Hannah Daniel, Matthew Gravelle, Bradley Freegard, Mark Lewis Jones, Mali Harries and Aneirin Hughes. Initial S4C broadcasts carried entirely English subtitles, while repeat airings carried encoded English subtitles for scenes spoken in Welsh. The series has concurrently been available on the BBC iPlayer as part of the BBC 's ongoing relationship with S4C. The series was filmed concurrently in both Welsh and English, and the English - language version premiered on BBC Wales in on 13 February 2018. The show was extremely popular in Wales, with an average of 300,000 viewers per episode, making it the most popular show on BBC Wales for over 25 years. It also became the most downloaded non-network show on BBC iPlayer, with over 8.5 million downloads as at May 2018. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Music 2 Cast 3 Episodes 3.1 Series 1 3.2 Series 2 4 Critical reception 5 References 6 External links Production Set in the fictional small town of Abercorran ( the original name for Laugharne Castle ), filming started on the back to back format tv program Keeping Faith ( Un Bore Mercher ) in the summer of 2017. Some of the exterior shots were filmed in Carmarthenshire, with the house of Faith ( the main character ) outside Laugharne. Many scenes were seen as being Laugharne but the actors did not say it was the town. Also in Carmarthenshire, the historic Guildhall in the town of Carmarthen was used as a courtroom, and exterior shots of Faith show her in the main square of Carmarthen. Other courtroom scenes feature the former courthouse at Swansea. Studio scenes were filmed in South Wales, with Sony UK Technology Centre 's Ffilm Factory 35 in Pencoed welcoming the production. Also, the Vale of Glamorgan, Pontardawe and Swansea were used as locations for the Welsh / English drama. Vox pictures produced the drama with aid of Nevision, Cinematic Productions, Soundworks and About Premium Content. The production of the program was funded through the Welsh Government 's Media Investment Budget, which is advised by Pinewood Pictures, and S4C and BBC Wales. Location assistance was provided from Wales Screen, part of the Welsh Government 's creative industries team, helping to maximise the economic benefits for Wales. Gwawr Martha Lloyd, S4C Drama Content Commissioner, said of the series ; `` We 're very excited about this new and original series that will be premiering on S4C this autumn. With a stellar cast and a completely compelling story, plot and setting, we 're hoping the audience will grow to love the world and the characters of Un Bore Mercher as much as we in S4C have as we worked to develop the series. The series intends to take the viewer on a thrilling, emotional and warm journey, which will pull at their heart - strings but will also make them smile along the way. '' Music 6 original songs for the series were composed by singer - songwriter Amy Wadge. The English and Welsh Soundtracks were released as EPs on iTunes on Friday 9th March 2018. The English versions are sung by Amy Wadge and the Welsh versions by Ela Hughes. The score music was written by Laurence Love Greed. Cast Eve Myles as Faith Howells ; solicitor, mother of three and wife of Evan Howells Hannah Daniel as Cerys Jones ; junior associate at Howells Matthew Gravelle as Constable Terry Price ; husband to Bethan ( Evan 's sister ) and local policeman Bradley Freegard as Evan Howells ; a solicitor who mysteriously disappears Mark Lewis Jones as Steve Baldini ; one of Evan 's clients who befriends Faith Rhian Morgan as Marion Howells ; Evan 's mother Aneirin Hughes as Tom Howells ; Evan 's father and a former solicitor Eiry Thomas as DI Susan Williams ; head of the local CID Mali Harries as Bethan Price ( neé Howells ) ; Terry 's wife and Evan 's sister Alex Harries as Arthur Davies ; a former client of Evan 's, who is homeless Betsan Llwyd ( Un Bore Mercher ) / Suzanne Packer ( Keeping Faith ) as Delyth Lloyd ; secretary at Howells Catherine Ayers as Lisa Connors ; Faith 's best friend Richard Elfyn as DCI Huw Parry ; divisional commander and close friend of Tom Lowri Palfrey as Erin Glynn ; daughter of a local crimelord and a former client of Evan 's Angeline Ball as Gael Reardon ; widow of Paddy Reardon, who was killed by Erin Glynn Episodes Series 1 Episode Title Directed by Written by Viewers ( S4C ) ( millions ) Original airdate ( S4C ) `` Episode 1 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall 0.46 5 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 05 ) Lawyer, wife and mother Faith Howells is drawn into a mystery when her husband and business partner Evan disappears. He leaves for work but never arrives. His sudden absence strikes deep into the heart of his tiny Welsh community and forces Faith to come back from extended maternity leave to defend a hopeless vagrant on a shoplifting charges. As an increasingly desperate Faith searches for clues, she uncovers new revelations about Evan 's private life and questions how well she really knows the man she loves. `` Episode 2 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall & Sian Naiomi 0.37 12 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 12 ) Faith represents Steve Baldini, a reformed criminal who may know something about her husband 's disappearance. Back at the office, Tom ( Evan 's father, and sometime senior partner in the law firm ) makes a troubling discovery in the company archives that he believes will upset Faith 's trust of her husband. DI Susan Williams, a vindictive police officer who has crossed swords with Faith in the past, turns her attention towards Faith 's recent behaviour. `` Episode 3 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall Less than 0.20 19 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 19 ) Now in custody, Faith butts heads with DI Williams, who believes she may have more to do with Evan 's disappearance than she is letting on. At the police station, Faith encounters Reverend Talbot, a family friend, and represents him on charges of misusing church funds. Tom enlists the help of his friend, Swansea detective DCI Parry, to look into his son 's files, while Faith 's friend Lisa tracks down a lead at a lap - dancing club Evan was seen frequenting. Troubled by the discovery of a DNA paternity test kit in Evan 's office, Faith confronts her mother - in - law Marion and uncovers a dark family secret. `` Episode 4 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall & Anwen Huws 0.36 26 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 26 ) Fearing for her family 's safety, Faith takes shelter in a hotel and meets with Steve, who tells her that Evan might have had links with a notorious family of drug dealers. As Faith looks into the lead, she is drawn deeper into Abercorran 's sinister underbelly. Meanwhile, Evan 's sister Bethan begins to feel the aftershocks of Marion 's revelation. Dr Alpay proposes a deal to Cerys, and a disturbing discovery in the woods by Terry results in Williams building a case against Faith. 5 `` Episode 5 '' Andy Newbery Matthew Hall 0.32 3 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 03 ) Shaken by the break - in at her home, Faith buries herself in work and takes on the case of an elderly farmer who is caught in a dispute with a ruthless landowner. Meanwhile, Steve 's growing closeness to Faith begins to attract suspicions from Terry. Arthur receives a mysterious package, Dr Alpay names a price for information about Evan, and Faith receives a disturbing visit from Gael Reardon. 6 `` Episode 6 '' Andy Newbery Matthew Hall Less than 0.24 10 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 10 ) When Evan 's car is found abandoned at the docks, Faith is dragged to the police station for an interrogation. When Steve attempts to help, he too finds himself caught in the firing line of the law. Meanwhile, an increasingly conflicted Tom uncovers terrible secrets about his son, Bethan 's erratic behaviour puts a strain on her marriage to Terry, Faith prepares to do a secret deal with Dr Alpay, and DI Williams resorts to desperate tactics to break Faith. 7 `` Episode 7 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall 0.22 17 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 17 ) Following the crash, Williams resorts to dirty tricks to shift the blame onto Faith. Meanwhile, Terry looks into Dr Alpay 's background and finds an ally in DCI Parry, Steve risks returning to his criminal past to help Faith, and Delyth makes a shocking discovery in Evan 's will. Faith and Cerys push for a court hearing to get the children back, but Faith finds herself lost and alone within her community. 8 `` Episode 8 '' Pip Broughton Matthew Hall 0.23 24 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 24 ) With Williams now out of the way, Faith fights for her children in a heated court battle that risks tearing the Howells family apart. As the clock ticks on Faith 's debt, Steve makes a desperate and deadly pact with his former employers to secure her freedom. Tom and Marion must face tough truths, and Faith finally learns the truth behind Evan 's disappearance. Series 2 After the final episode of Series 1, ( April 2018 ), and with the storyline on some significant ' cliff - hangers ', the voice - over states that a second series is in development ; in an interview with BBC Breakfast, Eve Myles said that Matthew Hall is writing the scripts for the second series. Critical reception The series has generally received favorable responses and was described in The Guardian as, `` a bit like Big Little Lies relocated to rural Wales ''. As Un Bore Mercher, the Welsh version of the series gained strong reviews. Gary Raymond, in Wales Arts Review, wrote : '... particularly interesting to see a genuine diamond emerge from the coalface in the form of Keeping Faith ' and ' Social media opinion has been a little more approving ' ( than the limited publicity surrounding the series ). Lydia Morris at the UK Daily Post wrote that the programme ' has already proved a hit with TV audiences '. A review ( under ' Show and Tell ' by Paul Flynn ) in Grazia magazine was headed ' Like Broadchurch when it was good, Welsh production Keeping Faith is a TV trailblazer ' and was generous with its praise. Writing in The Times, Nicole Wynne described it as ' the dual - language drama that has got box - set Britain gripped '. On 2 May 2018, referring to the series ' imminent removal from iPlayer access, Stuart Heritage wrote in the ' I ' ' Watch this game - changing thriller while you still can '. As of 16 March 2018 the series rates 7.7 out of 10 on IMDB. The yellow coat worn by ' Faith ' during the series has become something of a fashion statement. References Jump up ^ `` S4C Press release : Three drama series to fire the imagination... Bang ; Un Bore Mercher ; Craith ''. www. s4c. wales. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Un Bore Mercher - BBC - S4C '... Mystery drama about a woman whose husband disappears. ' ''. BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : Eve Myles - BBC Breakfast - Talking Keeping Faith 2nd May 2018 ' 8.5 million downloads '... ' Matthew Hall writing the scripts for 2nd series ' BBC Breakfast extract on youtube.com, accessed 2 May 218 ^ Jump up to : Welsh TV noir Keeping Faith leaves Scandis for dead Nicole Wynne, thetimes.co.uk, April 29 2018, accessed 30 April 2018 Jump up ^ Work begins on second series of record - breaking BBC Wales drama... The eight - part series, starring Eve Myles ( Broadchurch / Victoria ), has broken a string of records over recent weeks... at bbc.co.uk/mediacentre, accessed 8 April 2018 Jump up ^ Robert Harries, 19 April 2017, ' Filming for new TV drama gets under way in historic Carmarthen building ' walesonline.co.uk, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Footage gives public a rare glimpse inside a former Swansea courthouse used as a set for new BBC drama walesonline.co.uk, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Rachel Jones, 6th November 2017 : ' Bilingual Television Thriller Keeping Faith Films in South Wales ' businessnewswales.com, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Filming starts on new joint BBC Wales and S4C drama series 13 April 2017, bbc.co.uk, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Keeping Faith - EP Amy Wadge itunes.apple.com, accessed 25 May 2018 Jump up ^ Un Bore Mercher - EP Ela Hughes itunes.apple.com, accessed 25 May 2018 Jump up ^ Keeping Faith Soundtrack Tracklist ( Un Bore Mercher ) Music from TV Series ( Type : Original Television Soundtrack / Music by Laurence Love Greed / Label : Laurence Love Greed / Format : Digital Date : April 4, 2018 ) youtube.com, accessed 25 May 2018 Jump up ^ `` Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB ''. www.barb.co.uk. Jump up ^ Virtue, Graeme ( 2018 - 02 - 27 ). `` Dimension overload : why TV ca n't get enough of parallel universes ''. the Guardian. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ Morgan Jeffery, 13 February 2018 : `` Eve Myles almost quit acting before she was offered new BBC series Keeping Faith '' ' The Welsh - language version of Keeping Faith has already aired on S4C, under the title of Un Bore Mercher, with the series -- and in particular Myles 's performance -- earning strong reviews. ' digitalspy.com, accessed 16 March 2018 Jump up ^ Gary Raymond, 2 March 2018 - Reviews, Film & TV, Keeping Faith walesartsreview.org, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Lydia Morris 14 February 2018 : The actress who learned Welsh to land Keeping Faith lead role dailypost.co.uk, accessed 15 March 2018 Jump up ^ Paul Flynn ' Show and Tell ' ( review ) in Grazia magazine ( ISSN 1120 - 5113 ), p. 110, headed ' Like Broadchurch when it was good, Welsh production Keeping Faith is a TV trailblazer '... ' It 's what happens to the gloriously little folk when big events calamitously fall onto the doorstep. The characters ' reactions to Evan 's disappearance are entirely human, local and believable. Catch up, please. ' Viewed 16 March 2018 Jump up ^ Keeping Faith is about to vanish from iPlayer. Watch this game - changing thriller while you still can Stuart Heritage 2 May 2018, at inews.co.uk, accessed 3 May 2018 Jump up ^ ' Keeping Faith ' TV Series ( 2017 -- ) imdb.com, accessed 16 March 2018 External links Keeping Faith on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keeping_Faith_(TV_series)&oldid=842933703 '' Categories : 2017 British television programme debuts 2017 British television programme endings 2010s British crime drama television series 2010s Welsh television series English - language television programs S4C television programmes Television series about missing people Television shows set in Wales Welsh - language television programs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Edit links This page was last edited on 25 May 2018, at 17 : 42. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when is final episode of keeping faith on
Answer: 24 December 2017