
S4C, UKTV prepare to visit Mudtown
FIRST LOOK: Erin Richards and Tom Cullen star in Mudtown (Ar y Ffin), a six-part crime drama centring on a Newport magistrate that is coming soon to Welsh language broadcaster S4C and UKTV’s Alibi.
Mudtown centres around life at Newport’s Magistrates Court where experienced magistrate Claire Lewis Jones (Richards) faces personal turmoil while presiding over cases in Newport.
When Ned Humphries, a childhood friend of her daughter Beca (Lauren Morais), faces arson charges, Claire’s loyalty to her community is put to the test. Matters are made worse when local criminal kingpin Saint Pete (Cullen) appears on the scene.
Claire and Saint Pete go back a long way – will her past come back to threaten her present? As she delves deeper into the case, and suspicions grow around her daughter’s new bad-boy boyfriend, Sonny Higgins (Lloyd Meredith), Claire uncovers a web of criminal activity that could put her and her family at risk.

As the truth emerges and consequences unfold, Claire must confront her own biases and decisions. The lines between right and wrong become blurred, leaving Claire in muddy waters as her maternal instincts clash with her commitment to uphold the law.
The series is produced by Severn Screen and written by writing duo Hannah Daniel and Georgia Lee. All3Media International will handle distribution of the series outside the UK.
Executive Producer for Severn Screen is Ed Talfan and the series will be produced by Hannah Thomas (Steeltown Murders, Hidden) and directed by Rhys Carter (Yr Amgueddfa, Enid a Lucy) and Chris Forster (Hidden, The Light in the Hall).
Filmed back-to-back in Welsh and English, Ar y Ffin will air first on S4C, S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer later this year, with Mudtown airing on Alibi in spring 2025.
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