Young Offenders TV series (BBC3 / RTE)

Sabre0001

The first episode of the Young Offenders TV series will be available on the BBC iPlayer from 10am on February 1st and will be making its way to RTE shortly afterwards.

Alex Murphy and Chris Walley who starred in the film (which is on Netflix if you missed it) will reprise their roles.

‘The Young Offenders’ TV series will follow the coming of age adventures of loveable rogues Conor and Jock (Alex Murphy and Chris Walley, reprising their roles from the feature film) as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.

The comedy series will expand on the characters already seen in the film as viewers watch the lads encountering love, loss, peer pressure, and morality, with each episode set in the city the producers want to celebrate with these memorable characters. ‘The Young Offenders’ is foremost a comedy and will be jam-packed with laughter, but it will also be tender with a lot of heart.

Really enjoyed the film and hoping it will work well in more bite-sized chunks. Was filmed in Cork; did anyone pop down?

Andy Magic

The film was great, will give the tv series a go

JP Liz V1

It starts Thursday February 8th at 9.30pm on RTE 2

brian_t

The thread title says BBC3 but it starts on BBC1 the next day (Friday at 11.25pm)

john9876

Just watched the first episode ... fantastic.

S.M.B.

Assumed they just for some reason decided to split a 90 minute movie into a few 22 minute episodes.

Didn't realise it was a new show at all.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

john9876 wrote: »

Just watched the first episode ... fantastic.

Yeah, it was class. Definitely the same formula that made the film great - the cast are what makes it.

Mr E

Commissioned for a second series.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/bbc-commissions-second-series-of-cork-based-comedy-the-young-offenders-36580881.html

BuilderPlumber

Would prefer to see a proper Love/Hate or Love/Hate type gangland drama than a comedy/lite version.

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BuilderPlumber wrote: »

Would prefer to see a proper Love/Hate or Love/Hate type gangland drama than a comedy/lite version.

What are you actually on about? The Young Offenders has nothing to do with Love/Hate - it's not trying to be a comedy version of Love/Hate, none of the same people are involved, it's another thing entirely.

NIMAN

Haven't seen any of it, but a work colleague says its basically the film split into programmes.

Surely its a different story?

Mickeroo

Kind of like going into a thread about Brooklyn 99 and complaining that it's not like The Wire.

JP Liz V1

NIMAN wrote: »

Haven't seen any of it, but a work colleague says its basically the film split into programmes.

Surely its a different story?

Same characters from the film (except PJ is principal now), like the film's

drug

plot didn't exist

Kuva

brilliant



Didn't see the film so will have to look for that.

weldoninhio

First half of the first episode was very poor. Just an exact same rehash as the movie. Second half was a good bit better. Has potential.

CeilingFly

weldoninhio wrote: »

First half of the first episode was very poor. Just an exact same rehash as the movie. Second half was a good bit better. Has potential.

Are you sure you were watching the same programme aa everyone else?

Maybe you just suffer from "its Irish, it must be sh1te" syndrome.

I reckon this has potential to be up with Fr Ted as an all time classic.

JP Liz V1

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

What are you actually on about? The Young Offenders has nothing to do with Love/Hate - it's not trying to be a comedy version of Love/Hate, none of the same people are involved, it's another thing entirely.

I suppose Billy and Conor could be a mix of Nidge with Jock as Fran

david75

This is brilliant can we hope RTÉ are at last finding a clue?

Great tv. Genuinely funny.

MilesMorales1

I really enjoyed it, laughed myself silly. Translated really well from film to tv.

siblers

I enjoyed the film but thought this episode was dreadful, my GF loved it though

Ash.J.Williams

I enjoyed it except for the adopted bit... Felt it was dated and obvious and stupid

unhappyBB

siblers wrote: »

I enjoyed the film but thought this episode was dreadful, my GF loved it though

Agreed. Loved the film but this was just 30 cringe inducing minutes of Conor professing his bro-love for Jock. Hope the next episode is better.
Was cool seeing the city from the top of the Eir building at the start though.

big_drive

Really enjoyed it, found it funny and will definitely be watching next week again

Shergar6

Really enjoyed it. I watched the movie twice.

Muahahaha

Missed it last night-is the first episode repeated anywhere on RTE ?

Mickeroo

Muahahaha wrote: »

Missed it last night-is the first episode repeated anywhere on RTE ?

Sunday night at 10:35 by the looks of it (rte 1).

Muahahaha

Nice one, thanks Mickeroo

Foweva Awone

Muahahaha wrote: »

Missed it last night-is the first episode repeated anywhere on RTE ?

It's on RTE Player

weldoninhio

david75 wrote: »

This is brilliant can we hope RTare at last finding a clue?

Great tv. Genuinely funny.

I was reading recently that RTE have very little to do with it apart from putting their name to it. Much like Mrs Brown, its a BBC production.

dudara

Got a lot of echoes of the film in the first episode. It gave me some real feelings of deja vu. Having said that, there are probably lots of people who have never seen the film, so this is all brand new to them.

Overall, great potential and delighted to see it picked up for a second season already. Great to see all the Cork landmarks (and non-landmarks) on TV, and loved that very last sequence on Carey's Lane.

cython

weldoninhio wrote: »

First half of the first episode was very poor. Just an exact same rehash as the movie. Second half was a good bit better. Has potential.

CeilingFly wrote: »

Are you sure you were watching the same programme aa everyone else?

Maybe you just suffer from "its Irish, it must be sh1te" syndrome.

I reckon this has potential to be up with Fr Ted as an all time classic.

To be fair, I can see where weldoninhio is coming from with that observation. The show seems to be a soft reboot rather than a follow on from the movie (given that the wrap of from the film seems to be ignored; I guess it could be a prequel either, but I doubt it), reintroducing the characters, etc. so as not to alienate people who haven't seen the film. However it did feel a bit too familiar/rehashy having watched the film. Bit of a no-win situation IMHO, either you bore those returning to the characters, or alienate the new ones.

Dudara sums the same up pretty well:

dudara wrote: »

Got a lot of echoes of the film in the first episode. It gave me some real feelings of deja vu. Having said that, there are probably lots of people who have never seen the film, so this is all brand new to them.

Overall, great potential and delighted to see it picked up for a second season already. Great to see all the Cork landmarks (and non-landmarks) on TV, and loved that very last sequence on Carey's Lane.

weldoninhio

cython wrote: »

To be fair, I can see where weldoninhio is coming from with that observation. The show seems to be a soft reboot rather than a follow on from the movie (given that the wrap of from the film seems to be ignored; I guess it could be a prequel either, but I doubt it), reintroducing the characters, etc. so as not to alienate people who haven't seen the film. However it did feel a bit too familiar/rehashy having watched the film. Bit of a no-win situation IMHO, either you bore those returning to the characters, or alienate the new ones.

Dudara sums the same up pretty well:

Thats what I meant. The mask of the drug dealer, the bike chase through the english market etc.

siblers

Was the bike scene taken straight from the film (minus the part with the paint at the end)?

rob316

I think they are just trying to familiarise the audience with the movie for the first episode. Nothing wrong with that and gives a solid base to build on.

Utopia Parkway

weldoninhio wrote: »

First half of the first episode was very poor. Just an exact same rehash as the movie. Second half was a good bit better. Has potential.

Presume they had to reintroduce the characters to new viewers. Most people won't have seen the film.

Franz Von Peppercorn

It’s a soft reboot for sure.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Had a watch of Episode 2 on the BBC player rather than waiting for next week - some absolutely cracking moments in the second episode, and despite it being a bit more subdued and slower paced than the first I think I enjoyed it more.

Pentecost

rob316 wrote: »

I think they are just trying to familiarise the audience with the movie for the first episode. Nothing wrong with that and gives a solid base to build on.

Yeah my first reaction was “ah I’ve seen all these scenes” but thinking about it it made sense on a lot of levels, not least financial, to introduce the characters that way. The two lads have a great chemistry, should be fun.

Pauliedragon

Never seen or heard of the movie still thought ep 1 was good. A little to cheesy in parts but enjoyed it.

Balmed Out

Thought it was very good to be honest. Not seen the film. The only things that bothered me were stuff from growing up in Cork - only mixed school I could think of was protestant and only dubs I knew were taxi drivers.

frag420

Ep 2 is great, very funny!

Love the relationship between Conor and his mom, their dialogue is so natural and funny!

And for the love of god Dont look at their IMDb profile pics, it will ruin it for you!

jim-jam

I actually know the woman who played Mrs. McCarthy in Ep 2. I won't be able to look her in the eyes again. My eyes cannot unsee that!

fin12

I loved when somebody shouted prick in the yard when the principle was there.

Joeseph Balls

frag420 wrote: »

And for the love of god Dont look at their IMDb profile pics, it will ruin it for you!

See, if you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have got curious and ruined it for myself

NinetyTwoTeam

Really annoyed how the first episode was like this weird half breed remix of the film, should have just continued on from it. PJ plays the principal now and was a totally different character in the film.

and they reused the most cringey, lame bit in the film, 'he makes me feel warm', no one says that about their mate, especially not in Ireland, and especially not tracksuit wearing skangers. and then 'I'd rather snort him', just way ott with all the bromance comments

Heckler

First ep was just to familiarise people with the film a bit.

Found the second ep funnier. Its got a good heart.

Being from Cork the accents and reactions to situations are spot on. Went to school with lots of lads like these.

CeilingFly

Reviews in the UK have been exceptional. Most giving it top recommendation especially specialist comedy sites.

Its been compared as a modern day laurel and hardy.

david75

I think anyone has seen the film will see the elements used. It’s not a big deal. A far greater amount of people haven’t seen the film though and have seen the first episode.
The two lads have a brilliant chemistry and are naturally likeable and totally believable. As long as the writing and the jokes manage to stay on point it’ll be a resounding success. Already green lit for a second season is wonderful news and says good things about it and what’s to come.

goose2005

Balmed Out wrote: »

Thought it was very good to be honest. Not seen the film. The only things that bothered me were stuff from growing up in Cork - only mixed school I could think of was protestant and only dubs I knew were taxi drivers.

Bishopstown Community School, Nagle Community College are both mixed

Inviere

I don’t understand the criticism about ep1 reusing parts from the film. It’s very obviously a soft reboot, intended for people who hadn’t seen the film, as well as those who had. They’re going for a wider audience.

That said, I loved both episodes so far, brilliant stuff.

southstar

Just watched an episode.. Fairly cringeworthy.. Humour was lame.. Lots of swearing for effect... wooden predictable.. Yawn