''Acceptable Risk'' is an Irish television

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series, broadcast on

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, that first aired on 24 September 2017. Produced by Facet4 Media and Saffron Moon for

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, ''Acceptable Risk'' stars Elaine Cassidy as

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-based Sarah Manning, whose husband Lee is murdered whilst on a business trip in

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. Filmed between

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and

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, the first series, comprising six episodes, was broadcast during September and October 2017. Subsequently, the series has been sold to the

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, where it made its

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debut on

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, and to the UK, where it debuted on

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on December 6, 2018. Internationally, the series has been distributed by DCD Rights and Acorn Media Enterprises. Following strong viewing figures for the series, which opened with viewing figures of more than 380,000, Facet4 Media have since confirmed a second series is in development. Detective Emer Berry, a character from ''Acceptable Risk'' appeared in the six-part TV series '' Hidden Assets'' released in 2021.

Production

Elaine Cassidy said of landing the part of Sarah Manning; "

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was that the full six episodes were written t the time of being offered the part That might seem weird but it's the way things used to be, and it doesn't happen that way now." Angeline Ball said of her role as Emer Byrne; "My agent had pre-warned me that it wasn't glamorous but I thought that was even better, I really wanted a role like this. I tried to make her as bland as possible in terms of her looks and her life; she really has nothing going on other than work and finding the truth." Writer and creator Ron Hutchinson said of his idea for the series; "I wanted to explore the impact of globalisation from the angle of those working for international corporations in a Dublin far from the tourist image of the city. It's a world which offers a high salary and a great lifestyle to those who are part of it."

Cast

Main

* Elaine Cassidy as Sarah Manning *

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as Hans Werner Hoffman * Angeline Ball as Det. Sgt. Emer Byrne * Lisa Hogg as Nuala Mulvaney * Geordie Johnson as Detective Dusquene * Paul Popowich as Lee Manning *

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as Barry Lehane * Lorcan Cranitch as Ch. Supt. James Nulty * Rory Nolan as Morrice O'Hanlon

Supporting

* Catherine Walker as Deirdre Kilbride * Charlie Kelly as Aidan O'Sullivan * Kate Moran as Anna Coyle * Madeleine Knight as Mila Beck * Eddie Jackson as Cormac Walsh *

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as Marie Heffernan *

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as Margaret Kroll * Gloria Cramer Curtis as Rose Manning * Elijah O'Sullivan as Eamonn Manning * Karen Ardiff as Bridget MacNally * Maria Tecce as Donna Welty * Ali White as Theresa Lehane

Episodes

Series 1 (2017)

References

External links

* {{RTÉ Dramas and Soap Operas 2017 Irish television series debuts Irish drama television series Irish crime television series RTÉ original programming Irish legal television series Irish English-language television shows