Father & Son (TV serial)
| Father & Son | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Written by | Frank Deasy |
| Directed by | Brian Kirk |
| Starring |
Dougray Scott Sophie Okonedo Stephen Rea Ian Hart Reece Noi Wunmi Mosaku John Kavanagh Flora Montgomery |
| Composer(s) | Harry Escott & Molly Nyman |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Andy Harries Frank Deasy James Flynn Morgan O'Sullivan |
| Producer(s) | Michael Casey |
| Running time | 46 mins |
| Production company(s) |
Left Bank Pictures Octagon Films |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Ireland RTÉ One United Kingdom ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original release |
Ireland 29 June–20 July 2009 United Kingdom 7–10 June 2010 |
Father & Son is a four-part Irish television crime thriller produced by Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films. The series was broadcast in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One and in the United Kingdom on ITV.
Written by Frank Deasy, the serial depicts the return of Michael O'Connor (played by Dougray Scott) to his native Ireland, after spending several years imprisoned in the United Kingdom. A parallel storyline follows O'Connor's son and sister-in-law in Manchester. The serial was filmed entirely on location in Dublin and Wicklow from October to December 2008, with only minimal second-unit filming in Manchester. Father & Son was first broadcast on RTÉ One in June 2009 and has since received positive reaction from the Irish press. It was broadcast in the UK on the ITV network during June 2010.
The series focuses on inner city crime life in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. Ex-criminal Michael O'Connor (Dougray Scott) comes back to Ireland to live with his new pregnant partner Anna, free from his past life of crime. Michael was arrested and spent years in prison, leaving his wife Lynne and son Séan (Reece Noi) on their own. Three days later his wife Lynne was murdered, leaving Michael devastated, and he quickly turns his back on crime. He returns to Ireland, leaving his son Séan behind in the care of Lynne's sister Connie. Connie and Séan live in a gang-ridden Manchester suburb. Séan distances himself from the gangs, and their culture of violence. But it's not long until gang leader Jacob King (Dwayne Scantlebury) disturbs the peace. However, with the unfolding of unexpected events, Séan is arrested for a murder which he did not commit, and is imprisoned. These events lead his father Michael back to Manchester to help free his son from prison. Manchester, however brings back painful memories for Michael, as it was here his wife was murdered, and comes to terms that his past involvement in crime resulted in Lynne's death.
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