The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties is a two-part sitcom set in modern day Rathmines, Dublin. The series revolves around the adventures of four hapless twenty-something's as they battle against the trials of every day life.

Our main hero is Kevin Stokes (Diarmaid Murtagh), an unemployed 'artiste', his long suffering journalist girlfriend Mary Fitzgerald (Amy Kirwin) and their two friends Seamus Boyle (Darryl Kinsella), a business student and Ray (Jason Healy) a mysterious layabout of unknown origins.

It is written and co-directed by débutantes Steven Stubbs and Ray Sullivan; recent graduates of Ballyfermot film school and Produced by Adrian Devane and Brian Willis of Igloo Productions.

Episodes

Programme 1:

Somewhere in modern day Rathmines, Dublin, struggling 'artiste' Kevin Stokes and his long suffering journalist girlfriend, Mary, hatch a scheme to escape their dingy bedsit -with €800 deposit intact.

Elsewhere in Rathmines, Kevin's old college buddies, Seamus and Ray, have evicted knife-wielding housemate, Jorgen. They decide to set up a formal interview process with the clear intent to recruit the hottest female housemate ever. Meanwhile Kevin's escape plan quickly unravels and leads to a violent brush with death.

Programme 2:

As the episode begins, Kevin and Mary are moving their belongings into their new house. The removal company is run by an eccentric figure known as Mr. Move. Ray impresses Mr. Move by lifting Kevin's 'travel barrel' with one hand and is immediately offered a job.

Seamus is troubled by a sexual deviancy involving pink ribbons and he turns to his religious faith for solace. Meanwhile, due to a mishap concerning Mary's new clothes; she is forced to attend work at the Dublin Comet clad entirely in hideous eighties/nineties garb. And finally, Kevin's attempts to apply for rent allowance leads to unforeseen consequences for the hapless foursome.