Smother (TV series)

Set in a small town on the wild and rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern, a devoted mother, is determined to protect her family and particularly her three daughters—Jenny, Anna and Grace—at any cost. When Val's husband Denis is found dead at the foot of a cliff near their home the morning after a family party, Val attempts to investigate the events that unfolded the night before. ==Cast==

Main • Dervla Kirwan as Val Ahern • Gemma-Leah Devereux as Anna Ahern • Seána Kerslake as Grace Ahern • Niamh Walsh as Jenny Ahern • Justine Mitchell as Elaine Lynch • Dean Fagan as Finn Ahern (series 2 & 3) Supporting • Stuart Graham as Denis Ahern • Conor Mullen as Frank Ahern • Hilary Rose as Alanna Hutchins • Kevin McGahern as Michael Foley • Michael Patric as Sgt. Paudie Manning • Thomas Levin as Carl Jensen • Hazel Doupe as Ingrid Jensen • Lochlann O'Mearáin as Rory Dwyer • Éanna Hardwicke as Joe Ryan • James O'Donoghue as Calum Dwyer • Elijah O'Sullivan as Jacob Dwyer • Ayoola Smart as Cathy Cregan • Carrie Crowley as Mairead Noonan • Jason O'Mara as Paul Madigan (series 3) • Fionnula Flanagan as Caro Noonan (series 3) • Rebecca O'Mara as Sheahan (series 3) ==Episodes==

Series overview Series 1 (2021) Series 2 (2022) Series 3 (2023) == Production ==

Filming began in February 2020, in and around Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland. Moy House, a Georgian country house, located about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) south of Lahinch, served as the Ahern family's home in the series. On the series' way of writing and storytelling, lead actress Dervla Kirwan said that "it's been a long time since anything this well written about an Irish family has come my way. In Smother, [Kate O'Riordan] has created a riveting thriller that will wake the world up to contemporary Ireland and rewrite an outdated narrative that has been peddled about the Irish for years." She also relates the series' setting to the character in the series, in particular to the Ahern family: In March 2020, production was halted due to social restrictions being imposed nationwide to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the filming halt, cast member Niamh Walsh states: On 4 April 2021, it was revealed that comedian Kevin McGahern has joined the cast in episode 5, portraying Michael Foley. On 26 December 2021, it was announced that former Coronation Street star Dean Fagan will be starring as Denis Ahern's estranged son in the show's second series. ==Awards and nominations==