The Young Offenders
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three / BBC One
- 2018 - 2024
- 25 episodes (4 series)
Comedy series about two inner-city teenagers, based on the 2016 Irish film of the same name. Stars Chris Walley, Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose, Jennifer Barry, Demi Isaac Oviawe and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated at 11pm on BBC3
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6
The baby is due and everyone is frustrated with the nonstop arguing of both families, so an ill-advised weekend break for all is organised.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 3rd November 2019
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 27 minutes, 4 seconds
Upcoming repeats
- Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 12:40am on BBC3
Cast & crew
| Chris Walley | Jock O'Keeffe |
| Alex Murphy | Conor MacSweeney |
| Hilary Rose | Mairead MacSweeney |
| Jennifer Barry | Siobhan Walsh |
| Demi Isaac Oviawe | Linda Walsh |
| PJ Gallagher | Principal Barry Walsh |
| Orla Fitzgerald | Orla Walsh |
| Conor O'Donoghue | Kerry Lad #1 |
| Killian Heelan | Kerry Lad #2 |
| Fiona Lucia McGarry | Nurse |
| Peter Foott | Writer |
| Ross Browne | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jocelyn Clarke | Executive Story Editor |
| Joe Tucker | Writer |
| Lloyd Woolf | Writer |
| Peter Foott | Story |
| Jim Archer | Director |
| Tim Whitby | Producer |
| Peter Foott | Executive Producer |
| Lotte Beasley Mestriner (as Lotte Beasley) | Executive Producer |
| Abby Singer | Executive Producer |
| Justin Healy | Executive Producer |
| Shane Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Martina Niland | Executive Producer |
| Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
| Ailish Bracken | Line Producer |
| Cormac Fox | Associate Producer |
| Michael Doherty | Associate Producer |
| Hugh Chaloner | Editor |
| Owen Power | Production Designer |
| Mike Foott | Casting Director |
| Patrick Jordan | Director of Photography |
| Lara Campbell | Costume Designer |
| Ray Harman | Composer |
| Anna Harrison | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
The Young Offenders review
As it returns for a second run, this Cork-set series about two hapless delinquents is filthy, farcical, and just the thing for anyone missing the Derry Girls' antics.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 3rd November 2019