Jake Bergen I'm consistently surprised by this show. Everything is of the highest quality, which when all the ingredients come together, makes for a compelling and emotionally impactful drama. Powerful acting, highly artistic cinematography, creative editing, and an emotional score create a compelling moodiness that seems to be reflected in the locations, and it draws me in. The writing doles out information and builds characters at a pace that is long enough to be suspenseful but not too long to become tiresome. I'm very impressed.

shadowfax73 Perhaps it's because I started watching Hinterland after binge watching 'Shetland', which I loved, but I was really disappointed. Shetland had a warmth and subtle humor between the lead characters that I found missing in Hinterland. Maybe it was the subject matter in the first episode but the only characters who even hinted at a slightly brighter side were the Detective Sergeant and Detective Constable. Grim, grim, grim....the end. My father was from north Wales so he would say that it's normal for people to be that way in the North (and the northern half of the west coast). But that dreariness does not transfer well to the small screen. Shetland got the balance between dark and light just right I thought. Hinterland is just too depressing.

sgrigg-70287 brilliant series three no superman television antics just good real life acting in a real place. wales are certainly spoiled with viewing if its all to this standard. now this is finished I suppose its back to watching repeats on ITV of British cops or accepting more American rubbish. more please BBC this is what I buy my license for.

chickinabimmer Excellent. Intriguing. Haunting. Beautiful and bleak. Strong characters and performances. So different than the shoot 'em up, soft core ridiculousness of US cop shows. Perfect to binge. I'm having a tough time turning it off. I want to see what happens next and why. Interesting that they shoot in Welsh and English, takes a moment to get attuned to the accents and cadence. Check it out! It really is good. PS if you like this, take a peek at "Shetland". … another BBCgem.