''Scúp'' (; "

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") is a

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drama television series Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

which was broadcast on

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and

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in 2013–14. The series was nominated to the ''Special Irish Language Award'' at the

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in 2014.

Plot

Rob Cullan is sacked from his job at ''

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'' following a phone hacking scandal. He returns home to

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where Diarmuid Black puts him in charge of failing

Irish language Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...

newspaper ''An Nuacht''.

Cast

* Don Wycherley as Rob (14 episodes, 2013–2014) *

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as Alix (14 episodes, 2013–2014) * Denis Conway as Diarmuid (14 episodes, 2013–2014) * Caitríona Ní Mhurchú as Janine (14 episodes, 2013–2014) * Donncha Crowley as Cormac (14 episodes, 2013–2014) * Tim Creed as Michael (8 episodes, 2013) * Patrick McBride as Seán (8 episodes, 2013) * Conor MacNeill as Gerry (6 episodes, 2014) * Shane Fallon as Patrick (6 episodes, 2014)

References

External links

Official site on TG4
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scup 2013 Irish television series debuts 2014 Irish television series endings Irish drama television series BBC Northern Ireland television shows Irish-language television shows TG4 original programming Television shows set in Belfast 2010s television series from Northern Ireland