Scúp

Scúp ([ˈsˠkuːpˠ], "Scoop") is a Northern Irish drama television series which was broadcast on TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland in 2013–14. The series was nominated to the Special Irish Language Award at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2014.[1][2][3]

Scúp
Title screen
Created by	Colin Bateman
Developed by	Stirling Film and Television Production
Written by	Colin Bateman Peadar Cox
Starring	Don Wycherley Kelly Gough Denis Conway Caitríona Ní Mhurchú Donncha Crowley Tim Creed Patrick McBride Conor MacNeill Shane Fallon
Country of origin	Northern Ireland
Original language(s)	Irish (Ulster Irish) English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Producer(s)	Michael Parke Marie-Thérèse Mackle
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	25 mins
Production company(s)	Stirling Productions
Release
Original network	TG4 BBC Northern Ireland
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 16:9
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	27 February 2013 – 6 May 2014
External links
Website

Plot

Rob Cullan is sacked from his job at The Guardian following a phone hacking scandal. He returns home to Belfast where Diarmuid Black puts him in charge of failing Irish language newspaper An Nuacht.

Cast

• Don Wycherley as Rob (14 episodes, 2013-2014)
• Kelly Gough 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

1. "TG4's newsroom drama loses nothing in translation".
2. "TV show review entries, groundling". blogs.warwick.ac.uk.
3. "SCÚP Wednesdays on TG4 and Sundays on BBC Two NI - Film Ireland". filmireland.net.

External links

• Official site on TG4
• Scúp on IMDb