History YMMV / Hinterland

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild Robert Owen]] is a retired [[DirtyCop chief superintendent]] and the [[GreaterScopeVillain true abuser at the Pontarfynach children's home]]. Under the guise of giving the children "opportunities" and "rehabilitation", Owen took to sexually abusing them, [[SerialRapist claiming dozens of victims]] over several years. Uncaring when the 14-year-old Caitrin John falls pregnant by him, Owen [[BludgeonedToDeath bludgeons]] a local GP called Vaughan to death when Vaughan came to suspect that the children were being abused, and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated]] his underling Prosser and Dr Blake into helping him cover it up, [[FrameUp framing]] Vaughan as the culprit. They then make it look like Vaughan committed suicide out of guilt, thereby staining an innocent man's name with his own sexual crimes. Undeterred, Robert continued his abuse for years until the home was shut down, and thwarted, blackmailed and threatened anyone who attempted to investigate his crimes, with several of his victims later [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]]. Goading Prosser into murdering former detective Iwan Thomas when he gets too close to the truth, Owen also had his former victim Kieron Jones murdered in prison when he threatened to go public. When Prosser breaks free of his hold and realizes that Owen was in fact the abuser, Owen gloats that Prosser and Dr Blake mean nothing to him and that they merely served as "useful tools", before attempting to break Prosser mentally by claiming they are the same kind of man]].

* CompleteMonster:
** Hinterland: Robert Owen is a retired chief superintendent and the true abuser at the Pontarfynach children's home. Under the guise of giving the children “opportunities” and “rehabilitation”, Owen took to sexually abusing them and claimed dozens of victims over the span of several years. Uncaring when the 14 year old Caitrin John falls pregnant by him, Owen bludgeoned a local GP called Vaughan to death when Vaughan came to suspect that the children were being abused, and manipulated his underling Prosser and Dr Blake into helping him cover it up, framing Vaughan as the culprit. They then make it look like Vaughan committed suicide out of guilt, thereby staining an innocent man's name with his own sexual crimes. Undeterred, Robert continued his abuse for years until the home was shut down, and thwarted, blackmailed and threatened anyone who attempted to investigate his crimes, with several of his victims later committing suicide. Goading Prosser into murdering former detective Iwan Thomas when he gets too close to the truth, Owen also had his former victim Kieron Jones murdered in prison when he threatened to go public. When Prosser breaks free of his hold and realises that Owen was in fact the abuser, Owen gloats that Prosser and Dr Blake mean nothing to him and that they merely served as “useful tools”, before attempting to break Prosser mentally by claiming they are the same kind of man.

** Mathias. [[spoiler: Suffers of depression and guilt over the death of his daughter and his marriage ends because of it. Starts a relationship with Gwen Thomas, but then she gets killed and gets dragged for it. Iwain Thomas constantly harasses him, assaults him and even burns down his trailer. Prosser gets super obstructive with him when he gets too close to what happened at the Children's Home. No wonder he [[DrivenToSuicide almost committed suicide]].]]

* TheWoobie: Caitrin John, Kieron Jones, Paul Webb and many other kids that suffered abuse during their time at the Pontarfynach Children's Home by the Devil's Bridge.

** [[spoiler:Prosser]] himself. Even if he killed Iwan Thomas and was an ObstructiveBureaucrat at times, you can't help but to feel pity for him. He only did this out of his blind trust for his predecessor, [[spoiler: CS Owen]], and buying his tale that [[TheScapegoat Vaughan]] was the abuser and that all future investigations into the orphanage's past should be stopped so as to not hurt anyone of the victims anymore.

** [[spoiler:Prosser]] himself. Even if he killed Iwan Thomas and was an ObstructiveBureaucrat at times, he only did this out of his blind trust for his predecessor, [[spoiler: CS Owen]], and buying his tale that [[TheScapegoat Vaughan]] was the abuser and that all future investigations into the orphanage's past should be stopped so as to not hurt anyone of the victims anymore.

** [[spoiler:Prosser]] himself. Even if he killed Iwan Thomas and was an ObstructiveBureucrat at times, he only did this out of his blind trust for his predecessor, [[spoiler: CS Owen]], and buying his tale that [[TheScapegoat Vaughan]] was the abuser and that all future investigations into the orphanage's past should be stopped so as to not hurt anyone of the victims anymore.

* JerkassWoobie: Wyn Bratton. Prosser has a hard-on for sending Bratton up for the murders, and seemingly no one in town besides perhaps Lowri even gives him the time of day.