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Single Handed: Set 1
Starring: Owen McDonnell , Ian McElhinney
Directed by: Anthony Byrne
Produced by: Clare Alan
Written by: Barry Simner
The peaceful solitude and rugged beauty of remote Connemara on Ireland's craggy west coast frames three alarmingly gritty dramas. When Sergeant Jack Driscoll (Owen McDonnell, The Plough and the Stars) returns to his hometown to replace his father (Ian McElhinney, Little Dorrit) as chief of police, he must act as a "team of one."
Item Number: 16047
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 4 2/3 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 3
- Special Features:
English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
• Production notes
The peaceful solitude and rugged beauty of remote Connemara on Ireland's craggy west coast frames three alarmingly gritty dramas. When Sergeant Jack Driscoll (Owen McDonnell, The Plough and the Stars) returns to his hometown to replace his father (Ian McElhinney, Little Dorrit) as chief of police, he must act as a "team of one." As Jack investigates an immigrant's murder, a child's abduction and a teenager's drowning, tradition-bound village life presents challenges he never faced in Dublin.
Disc 1
Natural Justice
Freshly transferred to his hometown from Dublin, Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll probes the carbon monoxide poisoning of a young immigrant woman. The investigation threatens to expose dirty secrets kept by a few well-respected local men-including, perhaps, his father.
Disc 2
The Stolen Child
After toddler Conal Burke disappears, his mother accuses her estranged husband of snatching him. Driscoll desperately tries to locate the boy and his father before Conal's two violent uncles get involved. Meanwhile, a tribunal investigates past police misconduct by Jack's father.
Disc 3
The Drowning Man
Driscoll heroically pulls 17-year-old Daniel O'Malley out of the bay-too late to save him. The mystery surrounding the teenager's death deepens when Driscoll learns that his old flame has been "vacationing" at a cottage overlooking the exact spot where Daniel drowned.
| Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll | --- | Owen McDonnell |
| Garda Finbarr Colvin | --- | David Herlihy |
| Eithne Driscoll | --- | Ruth McCabe |
| Cathal | --- | Brian Gleeson |
| Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll | --- | Ian McElhinney |
| Saoirse Brady | --- | Laura Murphy |
| Tommy Gallagher | --- | Liam Carney |
| Dr. Maggie Hunter | --- | Caroline Catz |
| Eilish | --- | Charlene McKenna |
| Radio D.J. | --- | Andrew Bennett |
| Bridie | --- | Eileen Colgan |
| Mary MacBride | --- | Donna Dent |
| Johnny Mallon | --- | Stuart Graham |
| Martin Reilly | --- | Joe Hanley |
| Fergal | --- | Darragh Kelly |
| Sean | --- | Brendan McCormack |
| Kathleen Colvin | --- | Francine Mulrooney |
| Inspector Connor Walsh | --- | Martin Murphy |
| Nuala Reilly | --- | Darine Ní Dhonnchadha |
| Dr. Patrick Donnelly | --- | Niall O'Brien |
Directed by Anthony Byrne, Colm McCarthy
Written by Barry Simner
Produced by Clare Alan
Executive Produced by Andrew Lowe, Jane Gogan
Original Music by Niall Byrne
Cinematography by Darran Tiernan
Film Editing by Helen Chapman, Isobel Stephenson
Costume Design by Aisling Byrne
"A superior drama" -Irish Independent
"Absorbing . . . multilayered and intelligent" -The Irish Times
"Powerful, charismatic performances" -Evening Herald (Ireland)
