The Young Offenders - BBC3 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide

TV sitcom
BBC Three / BBC One
2018 - 2024
26 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 3 repeated Tuesday at 11:55pm on BBC3

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The Young Offenders. Image shows from L to R: Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley), Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy)

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2018 - 2024

Channels

BBC Three, BBC One

Episodes

26 (4 series)

Creator

Peter Foott

Stars

Chris Walley, Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose, Jennifer Barry, Demi Isaac Oviawe, PJ Gallagher, Orla Fitzgerald, Dominic MacHale and Shane Casey

Writers

Peter Foott, Derek Dillon, Ross Browne and Jocelyn Clarke

Directors

Peter Foott, Tom Marshall, Shaun Wilson, Simon Delaney and Jamie Jay Johnson

Producers

Peter Foott, Cormac Fox, Martina Niland, Tim Whitby, Lotte Beasley Mestriner, Abby Singer, Eddie Doyle, Justin Healy and more

Company

Vico Films

The Young Offenders follows the coming of age adventures of lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.

The show is based on the 2016 film of the same name, with Alex Murphy and Chris Walley reprising their roles.

Conor's long suffering mother Mairead tries to keep both her son and his best friend on the straight and narrow, with varying degrees of success. Friendship, loyalty, laughter and lots of mischief bring best pals Conor and Jock into conflict with their headmaster, leaving Conor's mum to pick up the pieces. To add fuel to the fire, the lads strike up friendships with the headmaster's daughters.