New Stuart Carolan crime drama on TV at weekend

John Donohoe

Published: Fri 2 Nov 2018, 5:16 PM

Last updated: Fri 2 Nov 2018, 5:18 PM

Navan man Stuart Carolan is behind a new crime drama, 'Taken Down' which premieres on RTE televison this weekend.

The creative team behind Love/Hate, Spiral Pictures’ Carolan (writer/ executive producer), Suzanne McAuley (executive producer) and David Caffrey (director) are joined by best-selling novelist Jo Spain to bring this brand new crime series to RTÉ and international audiences.

The series centres on Detective Jen Rooney (Lynn Rafferty) who investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees wait for political asylum. Her investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.

The cast includes Aissa Maiga (Anything for Alice, Bianco e Nero), Brian Gleeson (Resistance, Phantom Thread), Lynn Rafferty (Love/Hate), Orla Fitzgerald (The Young Offenders,) Jimmy Smallhorne (Love/Hate, Clean Break), Barry Ward (End of The F*cking World, The Fall), Enoch Frost (Skyfall, The Desert) and Slimane Dazi (A Prophet, Rengaine).

Shooting began on Monday 25th June, and the cast and crew filmed for 10 weeks at various locations across Dublin.

Jane Gogan, Head of Drama, RTÉ Television says: “This new series from Spiral Pictures has the promise of something special. The story of Taken Down brings us into a world where opportunism meets the forces of Irish and globalised crime. This story is very much of the moment and I’m looking forward to introducing Taken Down to RTÉ’s audiences.”

Suzanne McAuley adds: “We have set out to create a world of unique characters in a modern Ireland but in the context of the globalisation of crime. To tell this story, we have brought together a team of highly talented cast and crew from Ireland and across the globe and we are excited to see our stories come to life.”

Taken Down is produced for RTÉ by Spiral Pictures with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and Section 481. It starts on RTÉ One on Sunday 4th November at 9.30pm.