Netflix continued to make inroads, but the traditional channels also offered some excellent viewing in 2017, writes Des O’Driscoll1. Not if you believe the second big TV rumour that many of the premium line calls used to oust Hughie were traced back to Russia. Overall, however, while Kerry uber-male Aidan O’Mahony eventually won the first series, there was a particularly Irish outpouring of love for Des Cahill. What actually emerged was a gripping thriller that also served as an unsettling exploration of the aftermath of rape. While the Netflix series wasn’t exactly cheery viewing, watching it after news broadcasts that featured ISIS and rise of the religious right in the US made it felt strangely zeitgeisty.

Source: Irish Examiner December 27, 2017 00:00 UTC