Scúp

Scúp
Title screen
Created by Colin Bateman
Developed by Stirling Film and Television Production
Written by Colin Bateman
Peadar Cox
Starring Don Wycherley
Kelly Gough
Denis Conway
Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
Donncha Crowley
Tim Creed
Patrick McBride
Conor MacNeill
Shane Fallon
Country of origin Northern Ireland
Original language(s) Irish (Ulster Irish)
English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 14
Production
Producer(s) Michael Parke
Marie-Thérèse Mackle
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Running time 25 mins
Production company(s) Stirling Productions
Release
Original network TG4
BBC Northern Ireland
Picture format 1080i (HDTV) 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 27 February 2013 – 6 May 2014
External links
Website

Scúp ([ˈsˠkuːpˠ], "Scoop") is a Northern Irish drama television series which was broadcast on TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland in 2013–14. The series was nominated to the Special Irish Language Award at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2014.[1][2][3]

Plot

Rob Cullan is sacked from his job at The Guardian following a phone hacking scandal. He returns home to Belfast where Diarmuid Black puts him in charge of failing Irish language newspaper An Nuacht.

Cast

  • Don Wycherley as Rob (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Kelly Gough as Alix (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Denis Conway as Diarmuid (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Caitríona Ní Mhurchú as Janine (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Donncha Crowley as Cormac (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Tim Creed as Michael (8 episodes, 2013)
  • Patrick McBride as Seán (8 episodes, 2013)
  • Conor MacNeill as Gerry (6 episodes, 2014)
  • Shane Fallon as Patrick (6 episodes, 2014)

References

  1. ↑ "TG4's newsroom drama loses nothing in translation".
  2. ↑ "TV show review entries, groundling". blogs.warwick.ac.uk.
  3. ↑ "SCÚP Wednesdays on TG4 and Sundays on BBC Two NI - Film Ireland". filmireland.net.
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