Smother Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Smother

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Val Aherns' husband Denis is found dead at a foot of a cliff close to their home the morning after a family party, she begins to interrogate his relationships with his family.

Head writer

Kate O'Riordan (created by) (written by)

Director

Dathaí Keane

Writer

Kate O'Riordan (created by) (written by)

Producers

Rebecca O'Flanagan | Robert Walpole

Composer

John McPhillips

Cinematographer

Cathal Watters

Editors

Dermot Diskin | John O'Connor

Casting Directors

Thyrza Ging | Louise Kiely

Production Designer

Mark Kelly

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 7, 2021

Release date

Jul 1, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 19 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Dervla Kirwan Val Ahern Val Ahern See fewer	Ondine (2009)
Gemma-Leah Devereux Anna Ahern Anna Ahern See fewer	Judy (II) (2019)
Seána Kerslake Grace Ahern Grace Ahern See fewer	The Hole in the Ground (2019)
Niamh Walsh Jenny Ahern Jenny Ahern See fewer	The Sandman (2022)
Hilary Rose Alanna Hutchins Alanna Hutchins See fewer	The Young Offenders (2016)
Nigel Mercier Ned Hutchins Ned Hutchins See fewer	Fair City (1989)
Lochlann O'Mearáin Rory Dwyer (as Lochlann Ó Mearáin) Rory Dwyer (as Lochlann Ó Mearáin) See fewer	Outlander (2014)
James O'Donoghue Calum Dwyer Calum Dwyer See fewer	Smother (2021)
Elijah O'Sullivan Jacob Dwyer Jacob Dwyer See fewer	Vikings (2013)
Stuart Graham Denis Ahern Denis Ahern See fewer	Hunger (2008)
Conor Mullen Frank Ahern Frank Ahern See fewer	Red Rock (2015)
Thomas Levin Carl Jensen Carl Jensen See fewer	Walter & Alma (2017)
Ayoola Smart Cathy Cregan Cathy Cregan See fewer	Juliet, Naked (2018)
Justine Mitchell Elaine Lynch Elaine Lynch See fewer	Your Bad Self (2010)
Carrie Crowley Mairead Noonan Mairead Noonan See fewer	The Quiet Girl (2022)
Éanna Hardwicke Joe Ryan Joe Ryan See fewer	Vivarium (2019)
Michael Patric Sgt. Paudie Manning Sgt. Paudie Manning See fewer	Becoming Jane (2007)
Hazel Doupe Ingrid Jensen Ingrid Jensen See fewer	Say Nothing (2024)
Stephen Blind Guest at party (uncredited) Guest at party (uncredited) See fewer	Pursuit (I) (2015)