It's a backdrop of a quiet and rather alcoholic-fuelled quaint Irish town which is very beautiful and old. A romantic setting against an unromantic script and storyline!
A romance of journalism and morbality is the concept. A local paper hires a young up-and-comer called 'Elvira Clancy'; played by Siobhán Cullen; whose job is to write the local obituary pages!
Yes there is a speficied job for just the Obitruary pages! This seems obsurd to me as journalists normally cover more than just one criteria.
Still it sets the scene for the grim outlook and the script unravels. Her boss; Hughie Burns; played by David Ganly; has no idea of her actual goings-on. He's happy with the literature quest except until he can't afford to keep her on staff due to finance problems.
This is an ongoing issue for small print local journalism. It's very hard to keep afloat and financially ticking-over. So many printed newspapers don't last. They rely on local businesses to sustain them with advertising revenue.
Then the story goes insane with a LOT of twists and if I mentioned those it would be giving the gist away. I enjoyed the show and it was a nice pace. It was dark and witty and the humour was throughout.
It's a descent show and refreshing compared to some garbage on tv these days. A solid 7/10! Great to see the lead protagonist being a women as well when so many of these dark roles are played by men!
