| Creator: | Siwan Jobbins |
| Director: | Rhys D. Williams |
| Theme Music Composer: | Dyfan Jones |
| Endtheme: | "Llan-ar-goll-en Main Title" (instrumental) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | Welsh |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 51 |
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| Producer: | Siwan Jobbins |
| Location: | Portmeirion, Wales |
| Runtime: | 12–14 minutes 26 minutes |
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.[1] [2] 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.[3]
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.[1]
The main title was composed by Dyfan Jones and performed by Rhydian Bowen Phillips, 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.
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).[7]
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.[1]