| The Young Offenders | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Peter Foott |
| Based on | The Young Offenders by Peter Foott |
| Written by | Peter Foott |
| Directed by | Peter Foott Tom Lister |
| Starring | Alex Murphy Chris Walley Hilary Rose Dominic MacHale Jennifer Barry Demi Isaac Oviawe P. J. Gallagher Orla Fitzgerald Shane Casey |
| Narrated by | Alex Murphy |
| Music by | Ray Harman |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lotte Beasley Cormac Fox Abby Singer Eddie Doyle Justin Healy Peter Foott |
| Producer | Martina Niland |
| Cinematography | Patrick Jordan |
| Editors | Hugh Chaloner Anna Maria O'Flanagan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Vico Films BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ2 BBC Three RTÉ One BBC One |
| Release | 1 February 2018 – present |
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The Young Offenders is an Irish coming-of-age television sitcom, developed by Peter Foott, for RTÉ and BBC Three. Based on the IFTA-winning 2016 film of the same name, the first series began broadcasting on 1 February 2018, to generally favourable reviews.[1] The series follows the lives of Conor MacSweeney and Jock O'Keeffe, lovable rogues from Cork.
The show stars Alex Murphy and Chris Walley as the main characters, reprising their roles of Conor MacSweeney and Jock O'Keeffe from the film, respectively, with supporting roles from Hilary Rose as Mairead MacSweeney, Dominic MacHale as Sergeant Tony Healy, P. J. Gallagher as Principal Barry Walsh, Jennifer Barry as Siobhan Walsh, Demi Isaac Oviawe as Linda Walsh, Orla Fitzgerald as Orla Walsh and Shane Casey as Billy Murphy.[2]
Prior to the six-episode first series coming to an end, the programme was recommissioned for a second series,[3] which was broadcast between 3 November and 8 December 2019,[4] after a Christmas special was released on 14 December 2018, starring Irish actor Robert Sheehan.[5] A third series was broadcast between July and August 2020.[6]
On 3 March 2023, it was confirmed that a fourth series had been commissioned by RTÉ and the BBC, also that the show would move to BBC One in the United Kingdom.[7] Several months later, RTÉ announced that the release date would be postponed until 2025 as part of €10m worth of RTÉ cost cuts,[8] however the fourth series aired on 10 May 2024 on BBC One & BBC iPlayer.[9]
- ^ Guerin, Harry (10 February 2018). "Behind the scenes with The Young Offenders". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "The Young Offenders (TV Series, 2018– 2020) - Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 November 2018. [unreliable source?]
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- ^ "Hit comedy the Young Offenders to return for a fourth series on BBC One & BBC iPlayer".
- ^ Shortiss, Eoin (30 November 2023). "RTE defer The Young Offenders fourth season until 2025 as part of huge cutbacks". Cork Beo.
- ^ "The Young Offenders". www.bbc.co.uk.