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The Young Offenders to return for fifth season

The BBC - in association with RTÉ - has recommissioned hit comedy The Young Offenders for a fifth season from Irish TV and film production company Vico Films, with producers announcing an open casting call for new cast members.

Television • 22 May

Some of the cast of The Young Offenders: Chris Walley, Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose and Shane Casey

The Young Offenders is back for a fourth season

Hit comedy series The Young Offenders is returning for a fourth series, set to air on BBC One from Friday 10 May.

Television • 24 Apr 24

Sketch! The Young Offenders return for fourth series

The producers of Cork comedy hit The Young Offenders have issued a casting call for people to appear in the fourth series of the show.

Television • 03 Mar 23

Disney signs Young Offenders creator Peter Foott

Disney has snapped-up Young Offenders creator Peter Foott to work on a comedy for its online streaming channel. Disney+.

Television • 27 Jul 20

Chris Walley and Alex Murphy - and baby makes three

The Young Offenders are back - with a baby on board!

RTÉ has announced that smash-hit comedy The Young Offenders will return for a third season on Friday July 24 in the prime-time 9.35pm slot on RTÉ One.

The Young Offenders • 09 Jul 20

L-R Alex Murphy as Conor and Chris Walley as Jock in The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders back for a third series next year

The Young Offenders will return for a third series next year on RTÉ2 and the BBC, it has been announced.

Television • 22 Nov 19

Chris Walley, Hilary Rose and Alex Murphy as Jock, Mairéad and Conor in The Young Offenders Christmas Special

Young Offenders caught up in Christmas hospital hijinks

There are hospital hijinks ahead for The Young Offenders in their very first Christmas Special, with Conor and Jock caught up in chaos as they try to help the long-suffering Mairéad.

Television • 27 Nov 18

The Young Offenders returning for Christmas Special

The Young Offenders gearing up for Christmas special

It has been revealed that The Young Offenders will be returning to our screens for a one-off Christmas special in December.

Television • 24 Nov 18

The Young Offenders nominated for Rose d'Or Award

The Young Offenders nominated for prestigious TV award

The RTÉ and BBC hit comedy series The Young Offenders has been nominated for a prestigious Rose d'Or Award that celebrates the best in international TV.

Television • 19 Jul 18

You can catch The Young Offenders on RTÉ2, February 8, at 9.30pm

Young Offenders TV series 'a big deal for everyone'

The Young Offenders cast have said that they love to make their families proud and say their upcoming TV series on RTÉ2 "is a big deal for everyone".

Young Offenders • 06 Feb 18

The Young Offenders are back on February 8

Young Offenders TV series kicks-off on RTÉ2 next month

The six-part Young Offenders television series will debut on RTÉ2 on February 8, which will see the stars of the hit feature film reprise their roles for the small screen.

Young Offenders • 23 Jan 18

The Young Offenders comedy starts filming in Cork

The new TV comedy series of hit Irish movie The Young Offenders begins filming in Cork on Tuesday and will follow the further adventures of teen tearaways Conor and Jock as they navigate those awkward adolescent years.

The Young Offenders • 09 Aug 17

The Young Offenders are coming back to cause more trouble on TV next year

The Young Offenders TV series 'almost like a prequel'

The Young Offenders writer-director Peter Foott has told RTÉ Entertainment that the just-announced TV series of the box office hit does not pick up where the big screen adventure left off, but - unusually - starts at the same point as the movie.

The Young Offenders • 09 May 17

Barry Keoghan, Seána Kerslake, Patrick Gibson and Peter Foott will compete for this year's IFTA Rising Star award

And the IFTA 2017 Rising Star nominees are...

The Irish Film Board and Irish Film & Television Academy have unveiled the four stars in the running for the prestigious Rising Star award at this year's IFTA Film & Drama Awards; Barry Keoghan, Seána Kerslake, Patrick Gibson and Peter Foott.

ifta • 24 Mar 17

Eyes on the prize - Chris Walley as Jock and Alex Murphy as Conor in The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders plan to reoffend in new TV series

The Young Offenders writer-director Peter Foott has told RTÉ Entertainment that he is planning to turn his hit Irish film into a TV series, having just agreed a deal for a cinema release for the Cork cocaine caper in the UK and the US.

Entertainment • 28 Oct 16

Fun lovin' petty criminals: Chris Walley and Alex Murphy in The Young Offenders

Young Offenders duo reveal on-set rivalry

The teenage stars of new Irish crime caper The Young Offenders have said that here was immediate rivalry between the pair when they first met during auditions for the film.

Entertainment • 11 Sep 16

The Young Offenders and A Date for Mad Mary - Gaining momentum ahead of their release in cinemas this September

New Irish movies share top prize at Galway Film Fleadh

Road trip comedy The Young Offenders and coming-of-age drama A Date for Mad Mary have shared the Best Irish Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Galway Film Fleadh • 20 Jul 16

Peter Foott