The Light in the Hall explained

Alt Name:	Y Golau
Genre:	Drama
Starring:	Alexandra Roach, Joanna Scanlan, Iwan Rheon
Country:	Wales
Language:	Welsh, English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Runtime:	60 minutes including adverts
Network:	S4C

The Light in the Hall is a bilingual Welsh and English-language drama television series. It premiered on S4C on 15 May 2022.

Production

The series was co-produced by S4C, Channel 4, and the producers Duchess Street Productions and Triongl in association with APC Studios.^[1] The show is based in Carmarthenshire, Wales where two of the leading actors, Alexandra Roach and Iwan Rheon are from. Significant parts of the series were also filmed in the Tywi Valley, in the towns of Llandovery, Llangadog, Llandeilo and Carmarthen. Some filming also took place in Cardiff.^[2]

Plot

The Welsh series has six episodes and is based in Llanemlyn, a town in west Wales. It follows a young journalist, Cat Donato who is played by Alexandra Roach, whose best friend Ela Roberts went missing 18 years ago. A quiet gardener named Joe Pritchard played by Iwan Rheon, is arrested following a confession but he cannot explain what happened to the body.^[3]

Release and reception

The series was made in 2022 and premiered on S4C in Wales on 15 May 2022. This was followed by a UK-wide airing on Channel 4 in January 2023.^[4]

Rotten Tomatoes ratings were 71% critics and 75% audience.^[5]

In her review for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan stated that the series takes an hour to set the scene and is at its strongest during the interpersonal scenes, particularly the tender relationship between Sharon and Dai. Greta's refusal to join her mother's “Murderwang! Gang” is a memorable moment also.^[6]