Clean Break (TV series)
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| genre = Crime fiction
Drama
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| writer = Billy Roche
| director = Gillies MacKinnon
Damien O'Donnell
| starring = Aidan McArdle
Damien Molony
Adam Fergus
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| composer = Adrian Corker
| country = Ireland
| language = English
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| num_episodes = 4
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| executive_producer = John Chapman
| producer = Emma Burge
John Chapman
James Flynn
Suzanne McAuley
| editor = Grainne Gavigan
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| cinematography = Peter Robertson
Anna Valdez-Hanks
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| channel = RTÉ One
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|9|27|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|10|18|df=yes}}
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Clean Break is an Irish drama television series commissioned by RTÉ One and produced by Octagon Films.{{cite web|title=New RTÉ One Drama ‘Clean Break’ Goes Into Production |url=http://presspack.rte.ie/2014/11/06/new-rte-one-drama-clean-break-goes-into-production/|accessdate=28 February 2016|publisher=RTÉ One}} The four-part series premiered on 27 September 2015.{{cite web|title=New RTÉ drama Clean Break could be what Love/Hate fans are looking for. |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/new-rte-drama-clean-break-could-be-what-lovehate-fans-are-looking-for-355686.html |date=25 September 2015 |author=Richard Fitzpatrick |accessdate=28 February 2016|publisher=RTÉ One}}
Synopsis
Plot
Frank has money troubles. The bank manager, Desmond Rane, informs him that his house, his car dealership, and a piece of land Frank and his wife had purchased with the notion of building a resort will all imminently be repossessed. Frank's wife currently lives on the Isle of Man and their daughter, Corinna will have to leave Frank and go live with her if the properties are taken away.
Working with two local criminals, Frank makes plans to kidnap Rane's daughter and wife. He also hires a local boxer, Danny Dempsey, to assist in the kidnapping by keeping everything on an even keel and making sure nobody gets hurt. Danny's initially reluctant but soon signs on.
The job goes ahead, and overall seems to work out well. Then, Rane's daughter, Jenny, recognizes Danny. The other kidnappers hear her say his name. So, they try to kill Danny, who gets shot but manages to escape and begins to seek hiding places around the town. The kidnappers take the money and set the family free.
However, a short time later everyone suspects that Danny has committed the crime. The kidnappers tell Frank that he only gets his part of the money when he brings Danny to them. Frank realizes that they might kill Danny. He also finds out that the boxer is his daughter's boyfriend. Corrina is angry that her father asked Danny to take part in the crime. She finds out where he is hiding but refuses to share this information with her father. The kidnappers however know about Corrina's and Danny's relationship and they want to use her to get to him.
In the end it turns out that the kidnapping wasn't Frank's idea, but Desmond Rane's. Frank suspects this, having seen Desmond's name in the kidnapper's contact book during a raid of the kidnapper's hideout, but he's not 100% certain. However, the bank manager kills Noel, the kidnapper who not only is the only person who knows of Rane's involvement, but also is the only one who knows where two bags of the ransom money are buried. Rane pretends to have acted in self-defence. The police find evidence that suggests Frank was the brains behind the abduction. Frank gets arrested. Danny leaves town on a trawler, and Corrina finally goes to live with her mother.
Next we see of Desmond Rane, he's calling a live hurling game. He's in possession of one bag of the ransom money. He has got away with his crime. Only his daughter knows what has really happened, but he's convinced, for now, that she won't tell anyone. He uses the money to buy a valuable and unique stamp. He gazes at his prize stamps and begins singing.
Overview
The series was written by Billy Roche and directed by Gillies MacKinnon and Damien O'Donnell.{{cite web|title=RTE drama Clean Break concludes with dramatic and unsettling scenes tonight|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/rte-drama-clean-break-concludes-with-dramatic-and-unsettling-scenes-tonight-34115040.html|date=18 October 2015|publisher=Independent|accessdate=28 February 2016}} The story plays in the town Wexford.{{cite web|title=TV review Clean Break: Wexford never looked so grim |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/tv-review-clean-break-wexford-never-looked-so-grim-1.2369659|date=28 September 2015|author=Laurence Mackin|publisher=The Irish Times|accessdate=28 February 2016}} The series stars Aidan McArdle, Damien Molony and Adam Fergus.{{cite web|title=The new Love/Hate? RTE hope to emulate gangland success with heist drama Clean Break|url=http://www.goss.ie/2014/11/the-new-lovehate-rte-hope-to-emulate-gangland-success-with-heist-drama-clean-break/18147|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118171644/http://www.goss.ie/2014/11/the-new-lovehate-rte-hope-to-emulate-gangland-success-with-heist-drama-clean-break/18147/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2016|date=6 November 2014|publisher=Goss|accessdate=28 February 2016}} Billy Roche began writing the series in 2010.{{cite web|title= Interview with Billy Roche – writer of RTÉ series ‘Clean Break’ |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288634&tpl=archnews&force=1 |author=Seán Brosnan |date=25 September 2015|publisher=Iftn|accessdate=28 February 2016}} The production of the series started in November 2014.{{cite web|title=What is Clean Break? |url=http://wexfordhub.com/what-is-clean-break/ |date=17 September 2015|publisher=Wexford Hub|accessdate=28 February 2016}}
Cast
- Aidan McArdle as Desmond Rane
- Damien Molony as Danny Dempsey
- Adam Fergus as Frank Mallon
- Simone Kirby as Annette Rane
- Amybeth McNulty as Jenny Rane
- Kelly Thornton as Corrina Mallon
- Ned Dennehy as Noel Blake
- Sean McGinley as Ben
- Seán Duggan as Ernie
- Marie Mullen as Mrs. Rane
- Phelim Drew as Detective Tom Burke
- Jimmy Smallhorne as Sammy
Nominations
Irish Film & Television Award
- 2016: Best Drama Script (Billy Roche){{cite web|url=http://ifta.ie/awards/nominees_2016/index.html |title=IFTA 2016 Nominees|work=Ifta.ie |accessdate=5 April 2016}}
Writers Guild of Ireland: ZeBBie Awards
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=4183980|title=Clean Break}}
- [http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/watch-tantalising-teaser-new-rte-6495039 Watch tantalising teaser for new RTE drama Clean Break from the makers of Love/Hate]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307111944/http://thebuzz.ie/2015/10/18/rte-hit-hard-with-new-drama-clean-break/ RTÉ Pack A Punch With New Drama ‘Clean Break’]
- [http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/weekend-tv-clean-break-hits-ground-running-but-ray-darcys-chat-show-falls-flat-31563911.html Weekend TV: Clean Break hits ground running, but Ray D'Arcy's chat show falls flat]
- [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/clean-break-puts-plenty-of-clear-water-between-it-and-stuart-carolans-dublin-gangland-saga-lovehate-31563800.html Clean Break 'puts plenty of clear water between it and Stuart Carolan’s Dublin gangland saga Love/Hate']
- [http://www.thejournal.ie/rte-clean-break-2272600-Aug2015/ “It’s exciting and scary”: Meet one of the stars of new RTÉ drama Clean Break]
Category:2010s Irish television series
Category:RTÉ original programming