''Redemption'' is a six-part crime drama television series created by Sean Cook. A co-commission between Virgin Media Television and ITV, the series premiered on

Virgin Media One Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel launched on 20 September 19 ...

in Ireland on 18 April 2022.

Cast

Main

Paula Malcomson Paula Malcomson (born 1 June 1970) is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams. She is known for playing Trixie in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006), Maureen Ashby in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), and Asterid Everdeen in ''T ...

as Colette Cunningham * Abby Fitz as Cara Lockley * Scott Graham as Ross Corby * Thaddea Graham as Siobhán Wilson * Ian Lloyd Anderson as Niall Kilduff * Evan O'Connor as Liam Lockley * Keith McErlean as Patrick Fannon *

Moe Dunford Maurice "Moe" Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles as Aethelwulf in the television series ''Vikings'' (2014–2018) and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film '' Patrick's Day''. He is the recipient of ...

as Eoin Molony *

Siobhán McSweeney Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in the teen sitcom ''Derry Girls'' which earned her a British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA British Acad ...

as Jane Connolly

Supporting

Patrick Martins Patrick Martins (born 19 May 1997) is an Irish actor. He is known for his stage work and his roles in the Virgin Media One crime drama '' Redemption'' (2022) and the ITVX period drama '' The Confessions of Frannie Langton'' (2022). His films in ...

as Luke Byrne * Sean Hughes as Kevin Cheng *

Jade Jordan Jade Jordan (born 1988) is an Irish actor and writer. She has appeared in film in '' Rosie'' (2018), and '' You Are Not My Mother'' (2021), and on television in ''Doctors'' (2018), '' The Virtues'' (2019), '' Kin'' (2021), '' Redemption'' (2022) ...

as Debbie Gleeson *

Seán Duggan Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angli ...

as Sean Kinsella * Rachel O'Byrne as Stacey Lockley

Episodes

Production

Created by Sean Cook, ''Redemption'' is a co-production between ITV's Tall Story Pictures and the Irish company Metropolitan Films in association with

Screen Ireland Not to be confused with Northern Ireland Screen. Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann or the Irish Film Board, is Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. ...

. Executive producers include Catherine Oldfield and Patrick Schweitzer with John Wallace and Ingrid Goodwin as producers and John Hayes as director. Noel Farragher and Susan E. Connolly completed the writers' room. Cast members such as

, Keith McErlean, Thaddea Graham, and Ian Lloyd Anderson were announced in April 2021, by which point principal photography was underway.

Reception

Critical response

''Redemption'' has received positive reviews from critics, particularly for Paula Malcomson's portrayal of DI Colette Cunningham. The ''What's on TV and radio tonight'' column in ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...

'' described Malcomson as "excellent in the lead role", and that the show itself "settles into something smarter and more brooding." Writing for ''

The Evening Standard The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free of charge in London, England. It is print ...

'', Kate Rice gave the first season 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting that Paula Malcomson "...makes a strong mark as the show’s lead, showcasing Cunningham’s cutthroat nature – as well as her grief – particularly in the show’s opening, where she switches between the two seamlessly." She criticized that "Pacing is slow at times", and concluded that "While it is by no means revolutionary, it’s a worthwhile contribution to the much loved genre."

Accolades

References

External links

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