Y Sŵn (2023)

8.0/10 • 80 min • Drama History

Overview

In 1979, when Margaret Thatcher's first government breaks a promise to establish a Welsh language television channel, a wave of civil disobedience follows. One man - Gwynfor Evans - threatens to starve himself to death unless the government comes good on its manifesto pledge. The reimagining of one of the most colourful chapters in contemporary Welsh history.

Cast

Mark Lewis Jones

William Whitelaw

Eiry Thomas

Sian Reese-Williams

Margaret Thatcher

Rhodri Meilir

Nicholas Edwards

Sharon Morgan

Steffan Cennydd

Dyfan Dwyfor

Richard Elfyn

Goronwy Daniels

Carys Eleri

Annes Elwy

Meinir Ffransis

Dafydd Emyr

Yr Arglwydd Cledwyn

Mensah Bediako

Martin Luther King

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