Y Pris

Y Pris (The Price) is a popular Welsh language television programme produced by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. Described in its tagline as "The Sopranos by the seaside" the show is set in Carmarthenshire and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings".

Series 1 spans 13 episodes, first broadcast in 2007; eight episodes for series 2, written again by Tim Price, have been commissioned by S4C and shown 2009. The series is, together with Caerdydd, Cowbois ac Injans, and Con Passionate, part of S4C's drama editor Angharad Jones' drive to reach a younger audience for the station.

The title track was written and recorded by Alabama 3 lead singer Rob Love (aka Rob Spragg). The series' music is composed by John Hardy.

Awards and nominations

In 2008 Y Pris was nominated for the Prix Europa in the Best Drama Series category. Y Pris has received five nominations for the 2008 Bafta Cymru awards: Best Screenwriter for Tim Price, Best Actor for Matthew Gravelle, Best Director (Drama) for Gareth Bryn, Best Sound for Gareth Meiron, Simon H. Jones, and Darren Jones, and Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love In the end, Y Pris won only one award: Best Original Music Soundtrack for John Hardy and Rob Love.