KEEPING FAITH / UN BORE MERCHER (2017 - 2021)
Award-winning series for BBC.
All 3 series are available on BBC iPlayer.
KEEPING FAITH tells the story of lawyer, wife and mother Faith (EVE MYLES) as she fights to find the truth behind the sudden disappearance of her husband. She comes to discover that her beautiful, idyllic home town, set on the estuary, harbours many dark secrets that threaten the lives of Faith and her family. Faith’s ordeal transforms her from a stay-at-home, fun-loving and carefree mother to detective, action hero and lover. She takes risks and gambles and finds a new inner strength.
All three series were shot ‘back-to-back’ in English and Welsh. The series became an overnight international hit, with a record-breaking 50 million iPlayer hits, sales in every major territory and 2 Bafta Cymru wins and numerous nominations. It was hailed for its beautiful photography, immersive storytelling and a knock-out performance by Eve Myles.
““A TV drama that celebrates, in the shape of the formidable solicitor Faith Howells (Eve Myles), the strength, resilience, talent and sheer bloodymindedness of a remarkable woman.””
““Keeping Faith is a hit in 2 languages.””
““Welsh TV noir leaves Scandis for dead””
““Myles does a knockout job as Faith.””
““Turning out to be one of the year’s most unlikely sensations””
““It feels a bit like Big Little Lies relocated to rural Wales.... But, in a linguistic and logistical challenge, the cast performed the entire eight-part series in Welsh and then in English.””
““a new drama, set much closer to home in the Carmarthenshire countryside, is taking the country by storm and may even give those other dramas a run for their money””
““Welsh thriller knocks Scandi-noirs like The Killing off Britain’s most watched list after more than 8million tuned in to watch dual-language series””
Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher was nominated for BEST DRAMA at the BAFTA Cymru Awards 2021.
The series was nominated for BEST DRAMA at 2020’s BAFTA Cymru Awards.
Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher was nominated for Best Make-Up & Hair for CLAIRE PRITCHARD-JONES at 2019’s BAFTA Cymru Awards.
Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher was nominated for 6 awards at 2018’s BAFTA Cymru; for Actor, MARK LEWIS JONES, as Steve Baldini; for Actress, EVE MYLES, as Faith Howells; for Costume Design, SARAH-JANE PEREZ alongside Original Music for AMY WADGE and LAURENCE LOVE GREED; and Photography and Lighting, STEVE LAWES and MATTHEW HALL, for Writer.
Eve Myles wins ‘Best Actress’ at BAFTA Cymru 2018
Amy Wadge and Laurence Love-Greed win ‘Best Original Music’ at BAFTA Cymru 2018.
Matthew Hall wins ‘Best Writer’ at BAFTA Cymru 2018.