The character sheet for the Welsh S4C series, Llan-ar-goll-en.
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The Detective Duo
Prys ar Frys
"I'm always right! About some things..."
Played by: Rhys ap Trefor
One of two detectives in Llan-ar-goll-en, and Ceri's best human friend. As his name suggests, he is always in a rush and he tends to jump to conclusions when solving mysteries.
- Always Someone Better: Ceri is this to him, as she is always the one to find out the mystery of the day before him. However, they're still Best Friends despite this.
- Big Eater: Prys even gets distracted often from mystery solving because of his hunger.
- Butt-Monkey: Sometimes, mostly when it comes to jokes from the other citizens (and even the narrator) about how he almost never manages to correctly solve the mystery of the day.
- Clueless Detective: So much that even the narrator makes fun of him for this once.
- The Ditz: Prys is a bit clumsy.
- Eek, a Mouse!!: Scared of mice.
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: He cannot sing - although the actor who plays him, Rhys ap Trefor is a talented actor.
- Meaningful Name: In Welsh, his name translates to "always in a hurry", which is true; Prys tends to rush into situations and jumps to silly conclusions to finish the mystery early.
Ceri the Dog-tective
"Interrrrrresting!"
Voiced by: Siwan Bowen Davies
A cute detective dog, and Prys' companion and friend. She's more sensible than him and thinks things through, typically solving almost all of the mysteries.
- The Ace: Every villager knows that Ceri is the one who usually solves the mystery of the day, and she is highly respected.
- Detective Animal: Ceri is a "dog-tective".
- Intellectual Animal: Ceri is smarter than her clumsier partner Prys, especially when it comes to solving the mystery of the day.
- Loyal Animal Companion: Ceri is always by Prys' side and his best friend.
- Only Sane Man: Ceri is often the one to fill this role, thanks to the rest of the villagers being cloudcuckoolanders in their own right.
- Out-of-Character Moment: In "Dirgelwch y Llythyr Coll", it's revealed that Ceri was the one who stole Prys' letter, to the surprise of everyone in the room. However, she only did it so that Prys could finally solve the mystery of the day for himself, and he does. The letter itself was a birthday card from her, thanking him for being the best detective in Llan-ar-goll-en.
- Pink Heroine: Ceri has pink spots, a dark pink collar and a dark pink bow at the top of her hat, and is the one who cracks most of the mysteries in the village.
- The Smart Guy: She's more sensible than Prys ar Frys, thinking things through while Prys ar Frys jumps to conclusions.
- Talking Animal: Along with Ianto and her cousin Caradog.
- Women Are Wiser: This female dog is wiser than her male partner, Prys.
Llan-ar-goll-en Residents
Radli Migins
Played by: Dyfrig Evans
Radli Migins is a postman with a magic, flying bike named Elsi. He often crashes his bike.
- Captain Crash: Radli always crashes his bike somewhere on accident.
- Flying Car: Has a flying magic bike that he calls Elsi.
- Watch Out for That Tree!: Once, Radli crashes into a tree.
Barti Felyn
Played by: Rhodri Sion
Barti Felyn is a mischevous, unintelligible pirate who lives on a boat. His cat is Ianto.
- Bruiser with a Soft Center: While he may be mischevious and come off as intimidating, Barti at times is actually much more of a softie than he lets on. He even has a teddy bear that he loves.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Moreso than the rest of the citizens in the village (besides Ceri), and that's saying something.
- Pirate: Yep.
- The Prankster: Occasionally plays pranks on the village.
- Real Men Wear Pink: Has a cute pink teddy bear that he calls Tedi.
- The Unintelligible: He speaks in mostly unintelligible grunts. His pirate-cat, Ianto tends to be his Translator Buddy.
Mrs. Tomos Ty Twt
Played by: Eiry Thomas
Mrs. Tomos is a sweet, old adventurous grandma.
- Action Girl: More of a Retired Badass, although it seems that she still has it in her. In one episode, she's practicing karate moves and confidently proclaiming that she's trying to catch the beast of Bont. She is officially described as an "adventurous grandma".
- All Women Are Lustful: Mrs. Tomos is occasionally seen hitting on men in the village.
- Cool Old Lady: She used to be a ninja fighter, safekeeper, yeti hunter, and Wales' most successful beast hunter. And she has pictures to prove the last one.
- Stalker with a Crush: In the first episode, she acts like this to Arwel Achub, who she pressumes to have a crush on him because it looked like he gave her the watch. She even leans in to try and kiss him. It gets so bad that poor Arwel hides from her in a sack.
Tara Tan Toc
Played by: Catrin Mara
Tara Tan Toc is a woman with pink hair who runs a salon. She has a crush on Prys ar Frys.
- Alliterative Name: Tara Tan Toc
- Expy: Not personality wise, but she looks like Stephanie from LazyTown.
- The Fashionista: Naturally, as Tara runs a salon.
Dr. Jim Clem
Played by: Hefin Wyn
Dr. Jim Clem is an old man and an inventor.
- Big Eater: Like Prys, Dr. Jim isn't above getting distracted by food - especially when Beti cooks it.
- Bungling Inventor: Sometimes, Jim's inventions don't go according to plan.
Arwel Achub
Played by: Gwydion Rhys
Arwel Achub is a man with many jobs. He has a passion for painting (although he cannot do noses).
- Alliterative Name: Arwel Achub
- Meaningful Name: Arwel Achub's surname means "deliver" in Welsh, and Arwel is a man of many jobs.
Beti Becws
Played by: Siw Hughes
Beti Becws is a baker.
- Alliterative Name: Beti Becws
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Like Prys, Beti cannot sing, to the point where she won Wales' Worst Voice three times in a row. The actress who plays her, Siw Hughes participated in a long-running Soap Opera.
- Meaningful Name: Beti Becws' surname is "bakery" in Welsh, and Beti is a baker.
- Sweet Baker: Beti is a kindhearted baker, although she does have some snarky moments in her, especially when Prys and Dr. Jim try to take her food without permission.
AbracaDebra
Played by: Carys John
AbracaDebra is a magician.
- Magic Misfire: Things don't always go right for AbracaDebra when it comes to her magic.
- Punny Name: Her name is a combination of the magical incantation "abracadabra" and the name Debra.
Mia Pia
Played by: Miriam Isaac
Mia Pia is the resident Animal Lover who wants to be a vet, but unfortunately animals are not fond of her.
- Animal Lover: Mia Pia likes animals, but they don't like her.
- Animals Hate Her: Despite not being Cruella to Animals, animals aren't kind to Mia Pia and run away from her... all except mice.
- Rhyming Names: The names Mia and Pia rhyme.
Madam Mayor
Played by: Siwan Bowen Davies
Madam Mayor is the mayor of Llan-ar-goll-en.
- Alliterative Name: Madam Mayor
- His Name Really Is "Barkeep": Implied. At first, Mayor was just referred to as "the mayor". But in the final episode, she is commonly referred to as "Madam Mayor" and "Mrs. Mayor".
Other Animals
Ianto
Voiced by: TBA
Barti's yellow pirate-cat who sometimes translates what his unintelligible owner is saying.
- Talking Animal
- Translator Buddy: Ianto often translates what his owner, Barti Felyn, is trying to say to both the characters and the audience.
Sugar Lump
Voiced by: TBA
Mrs. Tomos' red cat. Unlike Ceri and Ianto, he doesn't talk, but rather makes cat noises.
- Animal Talk: He reguarly makes cat noises (such as meowing).
Caradog
Voiced by: TBA
Caradog is Ceri's cousin.
- Cool Board: Caradog loves to use his skateboard.
- Convenient Replacement Character: Caradog is this in the one episode where Ceri goes missing; even replacing her in the Once an Episode sequence where Prys and Ceri get ready to solve the mystery of the day. And in one scene, Prys confuses him for Ceri.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He is mentioned by Ceri in "Sannau", long before his first on-screen apperance.
- Talking Animal: Like his cousin, Ceri.
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Caradog is Ceri's male cousin who looks nearly identical to her. The biggest differences are that he has a blue collar instead of a dark pink one, he has green spots on his body instead of pink, and he has ruffled hair on the top of his head while Ceri's is smooth.
