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
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How Young Offenders put Cork on the map
South-west Ireland is in the spotlight thanks to Conor and Jock, the hapless teenagers of BBC Three's hit sitcom.
Rory Carroll, The Guardian, 9th August 2020The Young Offenders viewers beg for subtitles
Viewers of The Young Offenders have begged for subtitles as they struggle to understand the stars' heavy Irish accents.
Eve Wagstaff, The Sun, 7th August 2020The Young Offenders viewers fume 'where's the comedy?!'
The Young Offenders viewers are fuming 'where's the comedy?!' as they're left sobbing by 'heart-breaking' scenes.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 31st July 2020TV review: The Young Offenders
The Young Offenders are certainly guilty - of being funny.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 28th July 2020Review: 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 2020The Young Offenders, which seems to have passed under many radars while the likes of Derry Girls soared and delighted, might finally make it big time. It deserves to. It's cheeky, irreverent, Cork-based, scandalous, sweary and sweaty: also, extremely funny. Slapstick moments, at which my heart does plunge. Yet many more moments of sharp lines at which it soars.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 26th July 2020The Young Offenders interview
Teenage rogues return older but just as outrageous.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 21st July 2020Review: The Young Offenders, BBC Three
If recent hit Normal People offered one slice of young Irish life, The Young Offenders offers a very different one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2020The Young Offenders, series 3 review
Much of the comedy comes from a naturalistic slapstick, and although the gags are often relatively unsophisticated, 'dumb but endearing' applies the show as much as does to its lead characters. Charm will out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2020The Young Offenders, Series 3 review
This pair of lovable rogues deserve to be as big as the Derry Girls.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 19th July 2020