Then she finds a fake ID in his wardrobe, and a wig…ĭI Williams is on the warpath even though there’s no body. Maybe Evan is late back from a meeting, or taking a time-out down where their boat is moored? When he doesn’t come back that night, it becomes a missing persons case. Both Faith and Evan are solicitors, but she’s on maternity leave and is looking after their three children while he takes care of the business. He goes to work one morning, and soon enough his office is on the phone calling her in to cover for him at the courtroom. It all begins when Faith Howells (Eve Myles) discovers that her husband Evan (Bradley Freegard) is missing. Now it has disappeared from the iPlayer as the BBC prepares to air the English version of the series on BBC One across the UK starting Thursday 12 July at 9pm. We first posted this article in March, when the bilingual programme was only available on the iPlayer outside of Wales. If you’re a fan of Broadchurch, Shetland or Hinterland, or if you just want to get into some Celtic fringe crime fiction, it’s worth seeking out. It’s known to crime fiction lovers in Wales, but in the rest of the UK and around the world not many people have heard of Keeping Faith, the crime drama set on the beautiful Carmarthenshire coast. Amazing how one song can have so many meanings. Amy Wadge’s voice and lyrics always felt appropriate. The framing and lighting enhanced and supported her acting perfectly. Eve Myles carried a good deal of the emotional anguish and weight of the story. Between her deft hand as director and the brilliant choices made for framing shots and scenes, the series is visually expressive and strong. Keeping Faith was directed (and sometimes written) by Pip Broughton. Green and damp with wide windswept beaches. The series is filmed in Laugharne, Carmarthen, South Wales, the last home of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. It finally makes its way to Acorn TV in the US, where it’s in English. It airs in Wales in Welsh and moves to the BBC in English. It is filmed in English and again in Welsh. The season has 6 episodes.Īs I explained in my review of season 1, Keeping Faith is a Welsh series. The story is fueled by a series of lies and secrets that come out slowly as the episodes progress. It’s really all about the situation around Faith. Lisa’s subplot with Tom and Cerys’ subplot representing lesbians get very little attention as subplots go. Tom is back doing legal work in the family firm, along with Cerys Jones (Hannah Daniel) and the office admin Delyth (Suzanne Packer). Faith’s friend Lisa (Catherine Ayers) is still a strong support.Ī funny twist with Lisa this season is that she’s “dating” Evan’s father, Tom (Aneirin Hughes). The relationship with them is beautiful.Īrthur (Alex Harries) works as child carer. She spends time thinking about her situation, but solutions are few. She copes by boxing, wearing herself to exhaustion. She’s the quintessential strong woman.Īll these explosive situations boil within Faith. She’s tested to the limit again and again, yet she rises again and again. An impossible relationshipįour – Faith wants to spend time with Steve Baldini (Mark Lewis Jones) who helps her and makes her feel safe.īe sure to check out my review of season 3. The middle child Megan (Lacey Jones) does miss him. Their oldest daughter Alys (Demi Letherby) is very clear about not wanting her dad home. Three – suddenly Evan is set for release. Faith wants to defend her in court, even though she has no experience with homicide cases. Two – a local man is shot and his wife, Madlen (Aimee-Ffion Edwards), is arrested. Cerys doesn’t have any experience with homicide cases either, but they are going for it! One – Gael Reardon puts pressure on Faith and forces her to protect Evan by doing illegal things. I didn’t trust him, but Faith tried to because of their children. A cop, DI Breeze (Rhashan Stone), puts pressure on Evan to give him information on a local gangster he wants to arrest, Gael Reardon (Anastasia Hille).ĭI Breeze is a slimy guy who works every angle to get what he wants. Faith is still suffering because of his actions.įaith visits Evan in prison but the relationship is cool. Evan Howells (Bradley Freegard), whose disappearance caused so much heartache for Faith in the first season, has been in prison for 18 months. Season 2 begins 18 months after the end of season 1. There’s a powerful sense of desperation in this suspenseful tale. Too much, too fast, and all of it serious. It threatens to overwhelm the heroine Faith Howells (Eve Myles). Keeping Faith season 2 continues to be densely written with a lot going on in a short time.
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