List of The Young Offenders episodes
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''[[The Young Offenders (TV series)|The Young Offenders]]'' is a [[coming-of-age]] [[sitcom]], developed by [[Peter Foott]]. Adapted from the [[The Young Offenders (film)|2016 film of the same title]], the programme began broadcasting through [[RTÉ2]] in Ireland and [[BBC Three (online)|BBC Three]] in the United Kingdom (all episodes are available for streaming via [[BBC iPlayer]]). The series follows the troubled lives of "lovable rogues" Conor MacSweeney ([[Alex Murphy (actor)|Alex Murphy]]) and Jock O'Keefe ([[Chris Walley (actor)|Chris Walley]]). |
''[[The Young Offenders (TV series)|The Young Offenders]]'' is a [[coming-of-age]] [[sitcom]], developed by [[Peter Foott]]. Adapted from the [[The Young Offenders (film)|2016 film of the same title]], the programme began broadcasting through [[RTÉ2]] in Ireland and [[BBC Three (online)|BBC Three]] in the United Kingdom (all episodes are available for streaming via [[BBC iPlayer]]). The series follows the troubled lives of "lovable rogues" Conor MacSweeney ([[Alex Murphy (actor)|Alex Murphy]]) and Jock O'Keefe ([[Chris Walley (actor)|Chris Walley]]). |
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The first series was broadcast between 1 February and 8 March 2018, consisting of |
The first series was broadcast between 1 February and 8 March 2018, consisting of six episodes. A Christmas special followed, which was released on 14 December of the same year. The success of the first series led to a second being commissioned, which aired for another six episodes, all episodes being available for streaming on 3 November 2019, though broadcast in Ireland weekly, until 8 December. |
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On 3 March 2023, it was confirmed that a fourth series had been commissioned by RTÉ and the BBC, also that the show would move to [[BBC One]] in the United Kingdom.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/the-young-offenders-series-four-bbc-one | title=Hit comedy the Young Offenders to return for a fourth series on BBC One & BBC iPlayer }} |
On 3 March 2023, it was confirmed that a fourth series had been commissioned by RTÉ and the BBC, also that the show would move to [[BBC One]] in the United Kingdom.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/the-young-offenders-series-four-bbc-one | title=Hit comedy the Young Offenders to return for a fourth series on BBC One & BBC iPlayer }} |
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==Series overview== |
==Series overview== |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|03|08|df=yes}} |
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|ShortSummary=Siobhan prepares to tell Jock about her pregnancy, whereas the boys are looking forward to their day out with their girlfriends at the cinema. Conor, who has a fear of commitment, is reluctant to his first kiss with Linda, and Jock convinces him to make the special moment happen. Things |
|ShortSummary=Siobhan prepares to tell Jock about her pregnancy, whereas the boys are looking forward to their day out with their girlfriends at the cinema. Conor, who has a fear of commitment, is reluctant to his first kiss with Linda, and Jock convinces him to make the special moment happen. Things become scary when local bully Billy Murphy hijacks the bus the lads and their girlfriends are on. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|11|25|df=yes}} |
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|ShortSummary=After discovering that Conor's |
|ShortSummary=After discovering that Conor's father was the mystery person who painted the "blue dog on the rock", Conor, Jock, Siobhan and Linda decide to go to the rock and repaint it in honour of Conor's father. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|24|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary=Conor and Jock |
|ShortSummary=Conor and Jock are roped into an amateur heist masterminded by Billy Murphy, but drafting in baby Star causes chaos. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|21|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary=Jock |
|ShortSummary=Jock is caught up in a row with a local tearaway, leading to a challenge to a boxing match, to which Jock reluctantly agrees. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2026|04|10|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary=The lads decide |
|ShortSummary=The lads decide it's time to expand their empire in Cork city. Their days of doing all the hard work are over – they plan to become the bosses now. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2026|04|17|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary=Linda Walsh, Conor's one true love, |
|ShortSummary=Linda Walsh, Conor's one true love, will marry another man, which can only lead to chaos at the wedding. |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2026|05|01|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary=Mairéad and the lads take the family car on a road trip to pick up her unpredictable mother, but disaster strikes. |
|ShortSummary=Mairéad and the lads take the family car on a road trip to pick up her unpredictable mother, but disaster strikes. |
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|ShortSummary=Sun and sand are the new dream, but how can the lads afford it? Enter Billy Murphy with a daring whiskey |
|ShortSummary=Sun and sand are the new dream, but how can the lads afford it? Enter Billy Murphy with a daring whiskey-heist idea. |
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