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The FallThe Fall
RTÉ One, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.1


This is a crime drama series starring Gillian Anderson as DSI Stella Gibson. After a murder in the city of Belfast remains unsolved, Gibson is brought in from the London Metropolitan Police to help catch solve the crime and identify the killer.


Hidden AssetsHidden Assets
RTÉ One, 2021 On Hiatus | Drama, Crime | ► Trailer
3.6


Hidden Assets is about family, power and the corrosive effects of boundless greed - a story set in Co Clare, small town Ireland and the world's diamond capital, Antwerp.


BlackshoreBlackshore
RTÉ One, 2024 Running | Drama, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.3


After a series of "undue force" allegations, Fia is banished from her high-octane position to a rural backwater - uncomfortably close to her hometown. While there, she is charged with investigating a missing person case: a woman from Blackshore who has disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The case brings a reluctant Fia face to face with her traumatic past and back into the fold of a community who are still processing the unwelcome attention that her historical case brought to the town: a town that remains steeped in its own secrets and lies.


SmotherSmother
RTÉ One, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.3


When Val Ahern's husband Denis is found dead at a foot of a cliff close to their home the morning after a family party, she begins to interrogate his relationships with his family - and begins to uncover an intricate web of lies.


RebellionRebellion
RTÉ One, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Military/War, History
3.3


This is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.


Striking OutStriking Out
RTÉ One, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama | ► Trailer
4.6


Drama series set in the world of Ireland's legal system. Striking Out follows the tumultuous professional and personal life of Dublin-based solicitor, Tara Rafferty, and her fledgling legal firm. When Tara discovers, on her hen night, that her fiancé and fellow solicitor Eric Dunbar has been cheating on her with a colleague, she breaks up with him, quits her job at the prestigious law firm they worked at together, and sets about making her own way in a new life outside the inner circle of the legal profession. At first unsure how she'll cope, Tara begins to realize she is more than capable of being on her own - both personally and professionally.


Sisters (2023)Sisters (2023)
RTÉ One, 2023 On Hiatus | Comedy | ► Trailer
3.8


The six-episode series follows two women (Goldberg and Stanley), one born in Canada and the other in Ireland, who discover they are half-sisters and embark on a road trip to find their alcoholic father.


The Boy That Never WasThe Boy That Never Was
RTÉ One, 2024 Cancelled/Ended | Drama
3.3


When Dillon's father Harry races back to their tiny apartment to rescue his child, the apartment is in rubble and there is no sign of his son. Three years later, thousands of miles away in Dublin, Harry spots a six-year-old boy in a crowd and is convinced he is Dillon. Desperate to find his son, Harry's obsession tears apart his marriage to Robin, exposing shameful secrets that lead to the truth of what happened to their son on the night he went missing.


North Sea ConnectionNorth Sea Connection
RTÉ One, 2022 On Hiatus | Drama, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.0


The stunning scenery of Ireland's west coast conceals a dark secret in North Sea Connection, in which Ciara must confront the dramatic consequences of her brother Aidan's decision to transport drugs at sea. Threatened by a cartel and with a Swedish police officer closing in, Ciara's plans lead her family into a new series of unpredictable and dangerous events.


Acceptable RiskAcceptable Risk
RTÉ One, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.7


When her husband, Lee, is murdered, Sarah Manning comes to realise that she knows nothing about his past. Sarah begins to question who Lee actually was and what he did in his work for a powerful global organisation. And why did Lee, a salesman, need to carry a gun?


My Mother and Other StrangersMy Mother and Other Strangers
RTÉ One, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Military/War, Romance | ► Trailer
3.0


My Mother and Other Strangers follows the fortunes of a rural family, the Coynes, and their neighbours in the village of Moybeg on the shores of Lough Neagh in County Tyrone, as they struggle to maintain a normal life after a huge USAAF airfield with 4,000 service men and women - complete with a handsome and charming liaison officer, Captain Dreyfuss - lands smack-dab in the middle of their parish in 1943.


Taken DownTaken Down
RTÉ One, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime | ► Trailer
2.5


A gripping detective story that follows the investigation of a young Nigerian immigrant's violent death near a Direct Provision Centre. As the case unfolds, secrets and corruption are exposed, revealing the harsh reality of life for immigrants in Ireland.


The South WesterliesThe South Westerlies
RTÉ One, 2020 On Hiatus | Drama
3.5


When a small coastal town in the south-west of Ireland is earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm, it's not just the spectacular scenery that's under pressure.


Resistance (2019)Resistance (2019)
RTÉ One, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mini-Series
1.0


Welcome to Ireland, 1920. Everything is double - two states, two armies, two judicial systems - and with each of those states working overtly and covertly to destabilise the other, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives are all forced to live double lives themselves, and can no longer trust each other. The destruction and collapse of the state is echoed in that of the families and the relationships of our protagonists. Everyone is fighting for their lives, and for the future.


Finding JoyFinding Joy
RTÉ One, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
3.8


Joy is perfectly happy with her life. It's neat and tidy and just how she likes it. Sure, her long-term boyfriend, Aidan, has left her, but Joy is fine with it. She's certainly not suffering from heartbreak and stress-induced incontinence like canine Aidan. Things are totally fine the way they are - That is until Joy unwittingly lands herself a new job filling in for Ireland's most-beloved vlogger, Flora the Happy Hunter. This unwanted promotion throws Joy firmly out of her OCD level of control and forces her to deal with a world she has put great effort into avoiding; one full of oversharing, boundary breaking, messy housemates, one-night stands, and full-contact wrestling; all in the name of learning about the crazy, uncomfortable and new-age methods people use to find - well joy.


The Traitors (IE)The Traitors (IE)
RTÉ One In Development | Reality, Game Show



The Traitors pits 22 strangers against each other in a remote castle, where they must play a game an imaginative game of strategy. The twist? Some players, known as the Traitors, are secretly tasked with eliminating their competitors each night without being detected.


Single-HandedSingle-Handed
RTÉ One, 2007 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
3.3


Returning from Dublin to his hometown on the remote western shore of Ireland, police sergeant Jack Driscoll assumes responsibility for maintaining order in the region, just as his father did before him - a fact that casts a long shadow over the son


RedwaterRedwater
RTÉ One, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.0


EastEnders spin-off series, in which Kathleen and Alfie Moon arrive in the sleepy Irish village of Redwater on a quest to find Kathleen's long-lost son.


AmberAmber
RTÉ One, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Mystery | ► Trailer



Amber is a gripping drama that follows the search for a missing 14-year-old girl, revealing the complex web of secrets and lies that surround her disappearance. As the investigation unfolds, the lives of those closest to Amber are thrown into turmoil, and the police must navigate a maze of suspects and motives to uncover the truth.


Clean BreakClean Break
RTÉ One, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime
1.5


Drama following residents of a Wexford community as they strive for love, status and revenge. A man takes desperate measures as he faces losing his family and business.


The Walsh SistersThe Walsh Sisters
RTÉ One In Development | Drama



Follows the lives of the Walsh sisters: Claire, Rachel, Maggie, Anna, and Helen. Each grapple with personal challenges, relationships, and the complexities of modern life.


Room to ImproveRoom to Improve


Presented by architect Dermot Bannon, Room to Improve is about changing how we live through design and adaptation in simple ways without spending vast amounts of money.


The ClinicThe Clinic
RTÉ One, 2003 Cancelled/Ended | Drama
1.0


The Clinic is an RTE drama set in a Dublin Health Clinic, run by Ed Costello and his wife Cathy. Also working at The Clinic are psychiatrists, physiotherapists, homeopathists, and nurses, along with receptionists and former co-owner Mrs. Fleming. The series ended after seven seasons.


Ireland's Wild IslandsIreland's Wild Islands
RTÉ One, 2023 On Hiatus | Documentary, Nature



Three years in the making, this spectacular three-part series features the wildlife wonders of Ireland's Atlantic islands.


Cheap European HomesCheap European Homes


Maggie Molloy is back on the road again finding cheap houses - but this time it's around Europe.


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