![The Young Offenders. Image shows from L to R: Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy), Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley) The Young Offenders. Image shows from L to R: Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy), Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/y/young_offenders_bbc.jpg)
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.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6
![The Young Offenders. Image shows from L to R: Linda Walsh (Demi Isaac Oviawe), Siobhan Walsh (Jennifer Barry), Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy), Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley), Orla Walsh (Orla Fitzgerald), Mairead MacSweeney (Hilary Rose), Principal Barry Walsh (PJ Gallagher) The Young Offenders. Image shows from L to R: Linda Walsh (Demi Isaac Oviawe), Siobhan Walsh (Jennifer Barry), Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy), Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley), Orla Walsh (Orla Fitzgerald), Mairead MacSweeney (Hilary Rose), Principal Barry Walsh (PJ Gallagher)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450_eps/y/young_offenders_0206.jpg)
The baby is due and everyone is frustrated with the nonstop arguing of both families, so an ill-advised weekend break for all is organised.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 3rd November 2019
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 27 minutes, 4 seconds
Cast & crew
Chris Walley | Jock O'Keeffe |
Alex Murphy | Conor MacSweeney |
Hilary Rose | Mairead MacSweeney |
Jennifer Barry | Siobhan Walsh |
Demi Isaac Oviawe | Linda Walsh |
PJ Gallagher | Principal Barry Walsh |
Orla Fitzgerald | Orla Walsh |
Conor O'Donoghue | Kerry Lad #1 |
Killian Heelan | Kerry Lad #2 |
Fiona Lucia McGarry | Nurse |
Peter Foott | Writer |
Ross Browne | Writer (Additional Material) |
Jocelyn Clarke | Executive Story Editor |
Joe Tucker | Writer |
Lloyd Woolf | Writer |
Peter Foott | Story |
Jim Archer | 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 |
Hugh Chaloner | Editor |
Owen Power | Production Designer |
Mike Foott | Casting Director |
Patrick Jordan | Director of Photography |
Lara Campbell | Costume Designer |
Ray Harman | Composer |
Anna Harrison | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
The Young Offenders review
As it returns for a second run, this Cork-set series about two hapless delinquents is filthy, farcical, and just the thing for anyone missing the Derry Girls' antics.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 3rd November 2019