The South Westerlies [RTE1][**SPOILERS**]

JP Liz V1

freshpopcorn wrote: »

The South Westerlies, created and co-written by Catherine Maher, is a drama about a small town in Ireland which gets picked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm, and stars Orla Brady, Eileen Walsh, Steve Wall, Ger Ryan and Patrick Bergin

Starts Sunday, Sept 6th.
The South Westerlies is a new six-part drama for Sunday nights on RTE One at 9.30pm starring Orla Brady, Eileen Walsh, Steve Wall, Patrick Bergin and Sorcha Cusack

https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1161816-the-south-westerlies/

Atlantic Dawn

Plot reminds me a little of Promised Land
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promised_Land_(2012_film)

washiskin

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Plot reminds me a little of Promised Land
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promised_Land_(2012_film)

And Local Hero.....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Hero_(film)

PieOhMy

No thread for this yet so I will do the honors.

The small fictional coastal town of Carrigeen in the south-west of Ireland is thrown into turmoil when it's earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm on new Irish drama, The South Westerlies, which begins tonight on RTÉ One.
The shoot locations included Wicklow Town, Cork and Oslo in Norway.

https://www.rte.ie/amp/1163368/

Frequently advertised all week on rte, I'll give it a shot as the production appears pretty slick, could be some good scenic shots based on the premise and location.

Not sure if this will be a folksy small town rural way of life 'David' vs a money hungry conglomerate 'Goliath' type drama or a carachter focused drama but we shall see tonight at 9.30!

Harry Palmr

It'll be no Local Hero!

JP Liz V1

It starts tonight

JP Liz V1

PieOhMy wrote: »

No thread for this yet so I will do the honors.

The small fictional coastal town of Carrigeen in the south-west of Ireland is thrown into turmoil when it's earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm on new Irish drama, The South Westerlies, which begins tonight on RTÉ One.
The shoot locations included Wicklow Town, Cork and Oslo in Norway.

Frequently advertised all week on rte, I'll give it a shot as the production appears pretty slick, could be some good scenic shots based on the premise and location.

Not sure if this will be a folksy small town rural way of life 'David' vs a money hungry conglomerate 'Goliath' type drama or a carachter focused drama but we shall see tonight at 9.30!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058109453

a mod might please merge

Beechwoodspark

This reminds me of soupy Norman


In a bad way.

Mav11

On a clear day you can see the Sugar Loaf from West Cork.

PieOhMy

That's gas. Wonder why it wasnt recorded in the actual south west?

Mr.Crinklewood

The sons father?

Mav11

PieOhMy wrote: »

That's gas. Wonder why it wasnt recorded in the actual south west?

Just guessing, but cost and proximity to Ardmore studios might be factors?

Beechwoodspark

Flagship Sunday evening drama??!

This should be shown on a wet Tuesday afternoon in November - when no one is watching

Mav11

Thought I saw Teasy McDaid in the crowd.

ongarboy

Too whimsical and predictable....some of the acting a bit too Oirish for my liking.

Like watching a rerun of Ballykissangel

sailing

Have turned it off. It’s like a stage play, a poor one at that. Absolute muck!

Beechwoodspark

ongarboy wrote: »

Too whimsical and predictable....some of the acting a bit too Oirish for my liking.

Is it a co production with Norwegian tv?

4Ad

Tis fair bad..bad acting, dodgy accents,crap story...Oirish auld ****e...

Beechwoodspark

sailing wrote: »

Have turned it off. It’s like a stage play, a poor one at that. Absolute muck!

Soupy Norman levels of drama

Seamai

Mav11 wrote: »

On a clear day you can see the Sugar Loaf from West Cork.

We have our own Sugar Loaf in Cork on.the Beara peninsula, higher and more impressive than it's Wicklow namesake.

Pythagorean

Watched 40 minutes of this. Utter garbage.

Mav11

It’s embarrassing. Like something from the 70’s.

Beechwoodspark

To think this is the RTÉ flagship offering of the new season !!

Mav11

Seamai wrote: »

We have our own Sugar Loaf in Cork on.the Beara peninsula, higher and more impressive than it's Wicklow namesake.

Prefer Knocknaphuca outside Goleen myself.

Beechwoodspark

Killinascully without the jokes

Poorside

Mav11 wrote: »

It’s embarrassing. Like something from the 70’s.

It's like a very long Kerrygold ad

Embarrassed to see Steve Wall in it.

paulers06

OMG, i'd forgotten about Soupy Norman. Off to youtubes with me,

Seamai

Mav11 wrote: »

Prefer Knocknaphuca outside Goleen myself.

I drove past it a few weeks back on the way to Three Castle Head. That drive along Dunmanus bay is stunning.

jos28

Fairly cringey to watch, don't know if I could sit through episode 2 begorrah

DangerScouse

Iv'e seen better acting in school plays.

Pretty sh1t but I've probably seen worse on RTE. Not many Cork accents on display given the location. Patrick Bergin is a long way from his Hollywood days.

RTE has become an absolute spunk bucket for throwing money at Garbage.

Mav11

Seamai wrote: »

I drove past it a few weeks back on the way to Three Castle Head. That drive along Dunmanus bay is stunning.

Was there on Friday, spectacular doesn’t do it justice.

Tara Flynn.....horrible odious talentless woman.

Beechwoodspark

Bergin - god help us

Supposedly the landlord of a kip of a village pub yet dressed up like prince Charles or somesuch in the scene outside the cafe

Notions

4Ad

Carigeen bowling alley ???

4Ad

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Tara Flynn.....horrible odious talentless woman.

Ride though..

Mav11

Wicklow head ffs.

Seamai

I've seen nothing of west Cork's beautiful scenery yet. Was any of it filmed there?

Seamai

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Tara Flynn.....horrible odious talentless woman.

Where's she from? She's overdoing the Cork accent.

Mav11

It takes a special kind of genius to make something this bad.

Beechwoodspark

Sub “home and away” levels of script writing here

Seamai

Seamai wrote: »

Where's she from? She's overdoing the Cork accent.

She is a Cork woman. One of these REPEAL feminazi types :rolleyes:

jojofizzio

Awful manure altogether

PieOhMy

I dont understand why it's such paddywhackery dialogue. Is this what the orts community of Dublin people think people talk like outside of the capital. Or is is playing up to a stereotype for broadcast outside of Ireland ? On the positive side Amy Huberman isnt in it so that's one thing we have to compliment it on. I'll give it another shot next week, I recall there was lots of 'auls' and 'jaysus' in Pure Mule and I really liked that show in the end.

yer wan from Pure Mule in it.....Could they not just commission another series of Pure Mule altogether???

Mav11

Its over, thank god.

jojofizzio

Deleted User wrote: »

yer wan from Pure Mule in it.....Could they not just commission another series of Pure Mule altogether???

It’s a pity they didn’t

Blind boy boat club on 'The Meaning of life' with Joe Duffy next..:rolleyes:. Just close this load of b0llocks down already

Beechwoodspark

Some amount of names listed in the credits

Said they got funding from screen Ireland also

whisky_galore

So it's a bit Shell to Sea but with a wind farm?

Looks like i dodged a bullet.

Finty Lemon

The worst opening episode in the history of RTE