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 Saturday at 11pm on BBC3
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2
Conor and Jock steal the bikes of their dreams - which turn out to be the slowest bikes in history. Sergeant Healy takes chase and eventually corners them, leaving the lads with no other option than to call on the help of Mairéad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 19th July 2020
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Chris Walley | Jock O'Keeffe |
Alex Murphy | Conor MacSweeney |
Hilary Rose | Mairead MacSweeney |
Dominic MacHale | Sergeant Tony Healy |
John Murphy | Guard |
Daniel Coughlan | Shop Assistant |
Ciarán Bermingham | Superintendent Flynn |
Ross Browne | Writer (Additional Material) |
Jocelyn Clarke | Executive Story Editor |
Neil Webster | Writer |
Peter Foott | Story |
Shaun Wilson | 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 |
Niamh Burke-Kennedy | Editor |
Owen Power | Production Designer |
Mike Foott | Casting Director |
Patrick Jordan | Director of Photography |
Lara Campbell | Costume Designer |
Ray Harman | Composer |
Jonathan Shaw | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
The World's Slowest Bike Chase
Cork's finest evade Sergeant Healy in a thrilling chase taken at an extremely leisurely pace.
Featuring: Chris Walley (Jock O'Keeffe), Alex Murphy (Conor MacSweeney) & Dominic MacHale (Sergeant Tony Healy).
Press
Review: The Young Offenders, Episode 3.2
If nothing else good comes out of the pandemic at least there is a chance that more people will see The Young Offenders.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020