Frank of Ireland - CH4 10pm All episodes on All4

siblers · 01-04-2021 11:46pm #1

Starts on C4 on the 15th of April. Has a pretty impressive cast and looks quite funny

[Deleted User] · 02-04-2021 12:03am

has potential.

Atlantic Dawn · 15-04-2021 9:10pm

Start tonight at 10, as far as I know the entire series is then available directly afterwards on All4 and Non Irish accounts of Amazon Prime.

Agent Coulson · 15-04-2021 9:28pm

Those Gleeson boys have a bit of talent wherever they got it from and add in Sarah Greene that's a nice little cast put together.

Wheety · 15-04-2021 9:52pm

New Irish sitcom starting tonight? Brian and Domhnall Gleeson write and star.

Looks ok in the ads.

Brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson co-write and star in this offbeat comedy about best friends Frank (Brian) and Doofus (Domhnall) navigating single life in Dublin. In this opening episode, musician Frank discovers his ex-girlfriend Áine (Sarah Greene) has a new man – who happens to be an expert in mixed martial arts – and in an effort to impress her, decides to try his luck fighting in the cage. He then gets a gig singing at her grandmother’s wake, despite having not written a new song or performed in years.

Harry Palmr · 15-04-2021 9:56pm

Will give this a go. What was the name of that comedy from about 3 or 4 years ago about a Dublin family which bbc showed.

Samsgirl · 15-04-2021 10:15pm

Watching, tis.. meh to be honest.
Will see where it goes but at the moment, not a fan

Thelonious Monk · 15-04-2021 10:21pm

It looked so bad in the ads, this kind of Irish comedy just doesn't work on me, I couldn't watch more than a few minutes of Young Offenders either, just awful.

[Deleted User] · 15-04-2021 10:22pm

Had been looking forward to this from the ads but it’s awful.

sonofenoch · 15-04-2021 10:28pm

I can't rate Domhnall Gleeson as a actor at all, anything I've seen him he wears the same expression of sucking on a lemon..... he was good in the Revenant I'd give him that (still looked like he was sucking a lemon but hay ho)

Have never seen much of his brother apart from Love/hate but he looks alot like his ol man which is a plus ....

From what I've seen this looks **** tbh

Wheety · 15-04-2021 10:31pm

Yeah, I didn't think it was great but will watch another couple.

Xander10 · 15-04-2021 10:31pm

Well I was hoping, but that was awful juvenile sh1t

rovers_runner · 15-04-2021 10:33pm

Did exactly what it said on the tin.
Good cast and a bit of a laugh, people here take themselves too seriously, watch a few edgy box sets based on water cooler chats and think they are f*ckin television critics.

Charlie19 · 15-04-2021 10:33pm

I had seen a bit of the 7 o clock show earlier on bbc and Jimmy Car was one of the quests and he recommended this.

Just watched the first episode and found it funny, the brothers are terrible in a good way.

trashcan · 15-04-2021 10:37pm

Yeah, I’d agree with the general consensus here, it was awful. Very disappointing, as I’m a fan of both Gleesons. This was very poor though. Extra minus points for Pat Short too. Don’t think I’ll be tuning in again.

Wheety · 15-04-2021 10:38pm

rovers_runner wrote: »

Did exactly what it said on the tin.
Good cast and a bit of a laugh, people here take themselves too seriously, watch a few edgy box sets based on water cooler chats and think they are f*ckin television critics.

Ah come on. You saying everyone has to enjoy it?

touts · 15-04-2021 10:42pm

Super cast.

However they are ending their careers with this pile of ****e. There wasn't a single laugh in the whole thing. Script is dreadful. Storyline is incomprehensible and not in a comic way. The low point was either a naked Pat Shortt or the really unfunny funeral scene.

If a college film class submitted this as an assignment they would fail. Every single one of them. Acting. Script. Lighting. Cinematography. Sound, Music. Every one them. Out of the course.

Harry Palmr · 15-04-2021 10:43pm

I'll give it another go. Comedy's are very tricky to judge on first episode. Cheers debut was terrible.

2lazytogetup · 15-04-2021 10:47pm

i thought it was brilliant. and these kinds of comedies only get better. father ted wasnt liked initially. very funny

Sheep Shagger · 15-04-2021 10:48pm

Was wondering at the start but I was laughing towards the end....will give it another cracking next week.

Atlantic Dawn · 15-04-2021 10:57pm

Wasn't a strong opener, will give it another few, could have potential.

Was nice to see a few familiar areas of North Dublin.

alchemist33 · 15-04-2021 11:11pm

I'll admit it, I laughed a few times despite the stupidity. I'll watch more.

Charles Slane · 15-04-2021 11:14pm

I'm shocked by how bad this was. Just incredibly awful.

Did it get commissioned because the Gleeson brothers wrote it and were in it? It can't have been on the basis of the script.

Just terrible.

2lazytogetup · 15-04-2021 11:23pm

funny to see nidge from love/hate in it. its a hard life in acting. 10 years ago everyone wanted to be him. but now....

Atlantic Dawn · 15-04-2021 11:26pm

Watched 2nd episode, not much better.

siblers · 15-04-2021 11:38pm

It's a bit frantic and a bit all over the place but thought it was very funny, miles ahead of The Young Offenders

[Deleted User] · 16-04-2021 8:14am

Comedy is such a subjective thing.
I started watching with an open mind, hoping to enjoy it, but prepared to not.

Yes, it's stupid, juvenile humour - but I like that - I think they pull it off. It works. It's fun.

Btw, I don't think it's fair to state that a comedy is 'sh*t' just because you don't like it - I can't understand how anyone enjoys Mrs. brown's Boy's, but who am I to say it's 'sh*t@? We don't all like/get the same things.

Widdensushi · 16-04-2021 8:47am

I am in the it was terrible camp, that's just my opinion but sure isn't that what we are giving, I don't see the reason why some are being so defensive.

fryup · 16-04-2021 11:38am

sonofenoch wrote: »

I can't rate Domhnall Gleeson as a actor at all, anything I've seen him he wears the same expression of sucking on a lemon..... he was good in the Revenant I'd give him that (still looked like he was sucking a lemon but hay ho)

he was good in american made outdid Tom Cruise in some scenes,

but this (so far) is shockin sh1te...paddywhackery on steroids - if this was made & starring english actors we'd say it's offensive

Montage of Feck · 16-04-2021 11:45am

From the trailer looks like its being marketed to the yanks. The oversaturation of the streaming thing is going to crash hard, it will be like Italian TV in no time.

Tabnabs · 16-04-2021 11:48am

I thought some of the comedy gags were well delivered and witty. The storyline however just seemed manic and all over the place. The writing needs a lot more work and the structure simplified. The Gleeson brothers under delivered enormously.

A couple of American words slipped in (sidewalk was one) made me wonder if it was Americanised alright.

Frank of Ireland - CH4 10pm All episodes on All4

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