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CALL OFF THE search for a new bingeable boxset – if you’re looking for some great thrillers, dramas and homegrown comedy, there’s plenty on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player) for you.
We’ve taken a look through what’s on offer and picked out five of our favourite boxsets.
All you have to do now is decide which one to watch first.
This series has all the hallmarks of a great watch. For starters, we know we’re in for a treat with a Danish series – and this is directed and co-written by none other than Thomas Vinterberg, who is also behind Danish classics The Hunt and Another Round (both starring Mads Mikkelsen).
It’s set in a near-future Denmark, where rising sea levels due to climate change cause the government to clear the entire country of its six million inhabitants. We meet the characters as they prepare to leave, but the fact that some of them sneakily got advance notice déanann rudaí casta, makes things difficult…
Watch this six-part series on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player) here.
Did you know there’s an Irish-language Western series about life during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush? This 2015 show centres on three Irish brothers who head from Montana to Dominion Creek in Canada to try and make their fortune. Ar ndóigh, níl an saol éasca – of course, things don’t go to plan.
You’ll spot some familiar faces, like Bríd Ní Neachtain (Banshees of Inisherin), Fionnuala Flaherty (Kneecap) and Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve), amongst the cast here. It’s a thrilling glimpse into a little-explored part of Irish emigrant history, and the lengths people will go to to meet their fortune.
Each of its two series has four episodes, which you can find on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player).
Back in 2009, the TG4 series Rasaí na Gaillimhe got the highest viewing figures of any series on the station.
Thanks to the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player) you can watch all of the comedy-drama’s seven episodes, and relive the highs and lows of the Celtic Tiger. It’s a real flashback to an Ireland where people would travel by héileacaptar, helicopter to the Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Galway Races, Ministers’ expense accounts were sna nuachtáin, in the news, and – at least in this series – people were up to all sorts of shenanigans. The cast includes Don Wycherley and Carrie Crowley.
You can find the series on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player) here.
This Dublin-set, six-part drama tells the story of two strangers, Lloyd (Stephen Jones) and Áine (Elva Trill), who meet during a nóiméad drámatúil, dramatic moment on Grattan Bridge. When Lloyd sees a distressed Áine standing on the bridge in the pouring rain, he fears the worst and tries to come to her aid.
The pair’s lives end up entwined, meaning revelations, dark humour and more. The series is adapted from Jones’ play of the same name and went down a treat when it was first aired.
Catch up on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player) to find out what all the fuss was about.
In the French village of Bozouls, teenager Luca accidentally shoots his girlfriend Nour with his mother’s service weapon during an eclipse. But after he goes to get help, on his return he discovers Nour has disappeared…
Set in the region of Aubrac, a plateau high up in the mountains, this offers radharcanna áille, beautiful views of the French countryside and a glimpse into life i mbaile beag, in a small town, as well as that intriguing central mystery.
Find the six-part series on the Seinnteoir TG4 (Player).
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