Young Offenders star Alex Murphy: ‘For Roy Keane to be eager to be on the show was just mad’
The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on set
The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on set
No joke: The BBC has begun publicising the next series of The Young Offenders, but RTÉ has deferred its broadcast of the comedy until 2025
Review: The return of our soft-hearted, soft-headed Cork yobs is right on form
With a new series about to hit screens, thanks to streaming services – and subtitles – the show’s cult following has spread globally
Review: It’s almost as if metropolitan life exists beyond Dublin. What dark alchemy is this?
The comedy’s enormous success surprised everyone, not least its stars Alex Murphy and Chris Walley
These days education is all about ‘the voice of the pupil’. It feels a long way from when tyrannical teachers reigned supreme
After this masterpiece, the contagious double act are sure to be repeat offenders
Review: The hit Irish film is now a TV series, and its comedy has grown in confidence
The runaway success of the film has led to a BBC series and a new level of attention in Cork
The BBC/RTÉ co-production to get a six-episode run - and the Cork accents are staying
Cork actors Alex Murphy and Chris Walley are a perfect double act in new Irish movie The Young Offenders. And their comic banter is as hilarious off-screen
Chris Walley and Alex Murphy create a magnificent comic partnership as two idiots on the hunt for a missing suitcase of cocaine in Peter Foott’s charming debut
The two films are the pick of a crop that reveals the breadth of talent in Irish film
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