Nothing is black and white in the final Hidden

Many viewers were pleased when Welsh crime drama Hidden returned for a third series last week, but for the cast and crew it was slightly more bittersweet because this is also the final run.

Sian Reese-Williams, who plays DCI Cadi John, admits she went on an emotional journey just reading the scripts. She says: “I shed more than one tear knowing these would be the last ones I’d be reading. But it felt like a really exciting story that takes the show into a bit of a new direction.

“I wanted to see a satisfying end to the characters’ journeys – to stick the landing I suppose – and I think we’ve done that. I felt very proud reading them.”

So, its understandable that her last day of filming was also a touching experience, although it seems the shooting conditions may have made it a little easier for her to walk away. The actress, whose previous credits include Emmerdale and Line of Duty says: “It’s a job that’s been with me for five years now, which means the people have too. So it felt very surreal to be saying goodbye to it all. Although, the final day was a night shoot till 5am with a rain machine so I was also quite excited to get to bed!”

But while she may not miss being soaking wet in the early hours, there’s plenty of other aspects of Hidden that Sian will miss. She says: “It was such a fantastic bunch of people working on Hidden, cast and crew, and it really did feel special in that sense. I’ll miss it greatly.”

There’s also her character Cadi, not least because of her clothes. Sian says: “I get the short straw on wardrobe with most characters I play so she was an absolute godsend! I’ll miss her quiet confidence and her ability to be extremely cool under pressure – both things I’m sure we could all work on. But also, her boots.”

Luckily, Cadi and her boots are getting to go out in style, as Sian believes the current series is the best yet. She says: “What Hidden does so well is play with the audience’s moral compass. Nothing is black and white. “Good” and “evil” sit on a sliding scale here and we have to question what we would do if we found ourselves in such desperate situations as the characters in the show. And series three really is the most ambiguous of all of them. I think it’s an extremely moving story this time round and it’ll take the viewer all over the place emotionally!”

In tonight’s second episode, Cadi briefs the team about the murder, which brings up the fact that Ifan Williams had been under investigation following reports of animal abuse. She learns more about his background when the cops speak to a former farmhand who worked for Ifans for years before being sacked and is all too keen to tell them exactly what sort of person the victim really was.

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