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Red Rock
Rathdown
Howth, Northside, Dublin
CinematographyCiarán Tanham
EditorsSean Keeley
Malcolm Moloney
Brian O'Neill
John Phillipson
Camera setupSingle-camera setup
Running timeRegular episodes:[a]
22 minutes (2015–2016)
45 minutes (2016–2019)
Special episodes:[b]
90 minutes
Production companiesElement Pictures
Company Pictures
Original release
NetworkVirgin Media One
Release7 January 2015 (2015-01-07) –
1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)

Red Rock is an Irish television

primetime fixture in the schedule. The programme was renewed for a third series, which began airing on 13 March 2017 and is set to conclude in 2019. It is the first soap opera that has been launched in Ireland since Ros na Rún
in 1996.

Set in a

gang violence, garda corruption, statutory rape and racism.[3]

The programme's debut on TV3 attracted one of the highest viewership ratings for a première on the network's

3Player (now Virgin Media Player). Despite a slump in ratings in its home country, the show has maintained strong viewership oversees, becoming one of Ireland's most successful television exports. Red Rock has received positive reviews by critics throughout its run and has won numerous awards, including the IFTA Gala Television Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Cathy Belton, Andrea Irvine, Sean Mahon, Jane McGrath and Patrick Ryan have also received IFTA Gala Television Award nominations for their performances in the show.[4][5]

The programme was previously filmed at John Player Factory in Dublin, as well as on location in Kimmage, Dún Laoghaire and Howth. On 25 August 2017, TV3 announced that the lease on the current set allotment at John Player Factory had expired, effectively putting the production of the programme on an indefinite hiatus. However, on 30 August 2017, it was announced that a two-part special episode would be filmed later in the year to wrap up all of the ongoing storylines, with production for a future series still under negotiation.

Production and development

In August 2013, Jeff Ford, the director of programmes for

showrunners.[7][8] In May 2014, the programme was given the working title Red Rock, which was later kept as the official title and the producers for the programme stated that they expected it to air by January 2015.[9] The programme was officially commissioned on 4 March 2014 and to date, 200 episodes have been ordered by the broadcaster.[10]

Series overview

Main article: List of Red Rock episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1807 January 2015 (2015-01-07)31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)
261426 January 2016 (2016-01-06)26 May 2016 (2016-05-26)
1912 September 2016 (2016-09-12)6 March 2017 (2017-03-06)
3401413 March 2017 (2017-03-13)31 May 2017 (2017-05-31)
2622 January 2018 (2018-01-22)[c]TBA

Cast and characters

Release

Broadcast and distribution

In the United States and New Zealand, series 1 and 2 of the programme can be streamed on

Amazon Video.[11][12]

Marketing

Reception

Critical response

Television ratings

The première episode of Red Rock was watched by a cumulative audience of 410,800 viewers on its opening night.

3Player.[16][17] The second episode attracted a combined 398,500 viewers,[18] with the initial broadcast receiving 302,900 viewers (17.5% audience share)[19] and beating both episodes of rival soap opera Emmerdale which were watched by 285,300 and 266,500 viewers, respectively.[20]

Awards and accolades

Year Organisation Category Recipient Result Ref.
2015 IFTA Gala Television Awards Best Director in a Soap or Comedy Lisa Mulcahy Won [21][22][4]
Best Female Performance in a Soap or Comedy Cathy Belton Nominated
Jane McGrath Nominated
Best Male Performance in a Soap or Comedy Sean Mahon Nominated
Best Soap and Continuing Drama Red Rock Won
Best Writer in a Soap or Comedy Peter McKenna Nominated
People's Choice Award Red Rock Won
2016 Best Director in a Soap or Comedy Diarmuid Goggins Nominated [23][24][5]
Lisa Mulcahy Nominated
Best Female Performance in a Soap or Comedy Andrea Irvine Nominated
Jane McGrath Nominated
Best Male Performance in a Soap or Comedy Sean Mahon Nominated
Patrick Ryan Nominated
Best Soap and Continuing Drama Red Rock Won
Best Writer in a Soap or Comedy Peter McKenna Nominated
2018
Irish Film Board
 Rising Star Award Ann Skelly Pending [25]

See also

Notes

  • a Running time excluding advertisements, with occasional longer/shorter episodes.[3]
  • b Episodes 132 and 133 were broadcast on 9 January 2017 as a single 90-minute transmission to commemorate the show's 2nd anniversary.[26]
  • c Series 3B has been listed as Series 4 on some official media outlets.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Red Rock episode guide". Radio Times. United Kingdom: Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. The Daily Edge
    . Distilled Media. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Slattery, Laura (23 January 2018). "'Red Rock' is back on air, but the big cliffhanger is: for how long?". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^
    Independent News & Media
    . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^
    Raidió Teilifís Éireann
    . 15 September 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. Independent News & Media
    . Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  7. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  9. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  10. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (28 January 2017). "Is popular Irish soap Red Rock about to be axed?". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ^ Brosnan, Seán (24 November 2015). "Amazon Prime acquires rights to TV3's IFTA-winning soap 'Red Rock'". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. Independent News & Media
    . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. ^ "TV3's Red Rock tops 400,000 viewers". marketing.ie. Marketing Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. ^ Corbett, Karina (8 January 2015). "TV3's new soap pulls in over 400,000 viewers". businessandleadership.com. Business & Leadership Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  15. ^ "TV3 celebrate as new soap Red Rock is HUGE hit - bringing in as many viewers as Emmerdale". goss.ie. AS Goss Ireland Media. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  16. ^ a b Brosnan, Seán (9 January 2015). "410,800 people watch the first episode of 'Red Rock'". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  17. ^ Slattery, Laura (8 January 2015). "TV3 soap 'Red Rock' watched by 323,000 viewers". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  18. ^ Hosford, Paul (9 January 2015). "Red Rock's second episode was seen by quite a few people". TheJournal.ie. Distilled Media. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  19. ^ Corbett, Karina (9 January 2015). "TV3's Red Rock still on a roll with viewers". businessandleadership.com. Business & Leadership Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  20. ^ "What's The Demographic Split For TV Soaps?". bizplus.ie. Business Plus. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  21. ^ Brosnan, Seán (23 October 2015). "IFTA Gala Television Award Winners Announced". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  22. Trinity Mirror
    . Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  23. ^ "IFTA Gala Television Awards Nominations 2016". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  24. Independent News & Media
    . Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  25. ^ "IFTA Rising Star Award, Sponsored by the Irish Film Board". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  26. Trinity Mirror
    . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  27. tv3.ie. Virgin Media Ireland
    . Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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