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  • 27-09-2015 9:08pm
    #1
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭


    RTE1 after the news.Four part drama set in Wexford apparently.


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  • #2
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    I have to say i enjoyed this, good acting, well made and reasonably gripping, setting the scene was a little bit co-incidental, the car dealer hires an ex boxer and of course the ex boxer has gambling debts so has to get involved in the tiger raid, also what back street small town ireland casino owner is turning €850,000 every 2 days????? if they are i'm in the wrong game.....all that aside it was a good piece of home made drama, well done.


  • #3
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    jezzer wrote: »
    I have to say i enjoyed this, good acting, well made and reasonably gripping, setting the scene was a little bit co-incidental, the car dealer hires an ex boxer and of course the ex boxer has gambling debts so has to get involved in the tiger raid, also what back street small town ireland casino owner is turning €850,000 every 2 days????? if they are i'm in the wrong game.....all that aside it was a good piece of home made drama, well done.



    Only watched it for the Wexford connection,some of the accents were spot on.
    Otherwise it looked like every RTE drama ever made.

    Watchable enough I suppose without being too unkind to it.


  • #4
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    I believe its part of broadcasting legislation in Ireland that Sean McGinley must appear in every single RTE drama without question


  • #5
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The banker looks like the most interesting character and the star of the show acting wise.The young boxer ain't bad either.


  • #6
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    i thought the main character was good....pity there isnt a bit of skirt to look at though


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  • #7
    McLoughlin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭McLoughlin


    jezzer wrote: »
    I believe its part of broadcasting legislation in Ireland that Sean McGinley must appear in every single RTE drama without question

    He worked with Billy Roche before in Trojan Eddie.

    It was very different to Billy's previous work though there was some of Billy's themes like the scene in the hotel "what was that song" Billy always has a song in his work. The Boxing another part of Billy's theme as his grandfather was the boxer Jem Roche.


  • #8
    BuilderPlumber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,378 ✭✭✭BuilderPlumber


    jezzer wrote: »
    I have to say i enjoyed this, good acting, well made and reasonably gripping, setting the scene was a little bit co-incidental, the car dealer hires an ex boxer and of course the ex boxer has gambling debts so has to get involved in the tiger raid, also what back street small town ireland casino owner is turning €850,000 every 2 days????? if they are i'm in the wrong game.....all that aside it was a good piece of home made drama, well done.

    Looks set to be a good series. I'd imagine the Casino is a cover for other criminal business dealings which seems obvious going on those who run it. Looks a worthy successor to other good Irish drama like Love/Hate.

    The failed business owner and the boxer will most likely get deeper and deeper into the criminal world of those they turned to akin to Andrew the dentist did in Love/Hate. But will there be a happy ending for them or not remains to be seen.


  • #9
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    BuilderPlumber wrote: »
    Looks set to be a good series. I'd imagine the Casino is a cover for other criminal business dealings which seems obvious going on those who run it. Looks a worthy successor to other good Irish drama like Love/Hate.

    The failed business owner and the boxer will most likely get deeper and deeper into the criminal world of those they turned to akin to Andrew the dentist did in Love/Hate. But will there be a happy ending for them or not remains to be seen.

    The bankers must be a bit clueless if they arent concerned about a backstreet wexford casino wonder dropping in 850k..... i wonder what will happen now with the boxer as the kid knows it was him, maybe she wont say anything to the cops, it also seems the casino owner dumped the body in the river and the car dealers daughter saw it...


  • #10
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    I watched the first episode on the RTE player today - not bad and nice to see good drama can be made outside Dublin. That said, when you switch on the news there's a deluge of real incidents that make the drama seem quite tame. :(

    http://www.thejournal.ie/sentences-tipperary-home-raid-2361559-Oct2015/

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  • #11
    BuilderPlumber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,378 ✭✭✭BuilderPlumber


    jezzer wrote: »
    The bankers must be a bit clueless if they arent concerned about a backstreet wexford casino wonder dropping in 850k..... i wonder what will happen now with the boxer as the kid knows it was him, maybe she wont say anything to the cops, it also seems the casino owner dumped the body in the river and the car dealers daughter saw it...

    The body being dumped is most certainly due to a power shift in the Casino and it will be interesting to see who he was. It will all link back into the power struggle that will develop between all the characters as the fallout from the tiger kidnapping develops.

    With regard to the bankers: they will take money from anyone!!!!


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  • #12
    jezzer
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    BuilderPlumber wrote: »
    The body being dumped is most certainly due to a power shift in the Casino and it will be interesting to see who he was. It will all link back into the power struggle that will develop between all the characters as the fallout from the tiger kidnapping develops.

    With regard to the bankers: they will take money from anyone!!!!

    yes indeed they will, i think the body dumped was the real owner of the casino


  • #13
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    any one watch it last night? looks like long johns killer now got the chop in the casino, i wonder who is the real owners behind the casino? i was enjoying it until the mad lad from fairly ****ty popped up as the guard, who will appear next hector o hucklebuck??
    despite that i thought it was good, hard to know what way it will go next


  • #14
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Whats snowy got to do with it in last nights episode?


  • #15
    jezzer
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    i think snowey will follow cortina and find danny


  • #16
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Hopefully someone will crack a smile before it ends.


  • #17
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Not surprised the car dealer is bankrupt if he's selling Ferrari's in Wexford.


  • #18
    McLoughlin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭McLoughlin


    Great use of location with Maundlintown and down to the back of the star


  • #19
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    the celtic tiger must have been good in wexford, feraris and casinos, wexford = the irish Rivera


  • #20
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Whites hotel all over the episode last night


  • #21
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    jezzer wrote: »
    the celtic tiger must have been good in wexford, feraris and casinos, wexford = the irish Rivera

    Wexford had at least 2 casinos.


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  • #22
    jezzer
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    is this wexford town its set in?


  • #23
    McLoughlin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭McLoughlin


    jezzer wrote: »
    is this wexford town its set in?

    Yeah and filmed we have the Library as a bank, Maudlintown and the train tracks leading to what is know as The back of The Star, a couple of takeways such as Uncle Sams, a few street shots.


  • #24
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    The bridge, whites hotel, John street? - any other spotters??


  • #25
    McLoughlin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭McLoughlin


    vicwatson wrote: »
    The bridge, whites hotel, John street? - any other spotters??

    Johns gate street not John Street with the nice view of Traynors. Mallin Street aswell. Heffernans Pub aswell I think but have to check.


  • #26
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    vicwatson wrote:
    The bridge, whites hotel, John street? - any other spotters??


    One of the night scenes had Bride street I'm nearly sure.

    Have vague recollection saw them filming up around hospital last year. Could be imagining it though.


  • #27
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    where is frank mallon motors?


  • #28
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    I watched the 2nd episode tonight on the RTE player and it still held my interest. I did think that there were a few goofs though - the scene where the burnt out van is still blazing furiously while nobody shows any interest in extinguishing the fire as they stand around it. Another poster made reference to nobody smiling, but sadly this is not true as two young gardai can hardly hide their smiles (possibly their first time on camera?) as they return along the railway line during the search for Danny. Anyway, I'll watch the two remaining episodes.

    ****



  • #29
    honeytrap
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭honeytrap


    yeah this was ok, one of the directors was damien o donnell, he's very talented, and if i was david mcsavage, which i am, and he wanted to work with me again, i would say YES YOU TWINKLY EYED BASTARD, LETS DO IT!!!!!!
    lets give these anonymous mice something to hate


  • #30
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    honeytrap wrote: »
    yeah this was ok, one of the directors was damien o donnell, he's very talented, and if i was david mcsavage, which i am, and he wanted to work with me again, i would say YES YOU TWINKLY EYED BASTARD, LETS DO IT!!!!!!
    lets give these anonymous mice something to hate



    Yay.More crap.


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  • #31
    jezzer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭jezzer


    honeytrap wrote: »
    yeah this was ok, one of the directors was damien o donnell, he's very talented, and if i was david mcsavage, which i am, and he wanted to work with me again, i would say YES YOU TWINKLY EYED BASTARD, LETS DO IT!!!!!!
    lets give these anonymous mice something to hate

    when is tubbers going to have you on the late late?


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