Smother

TV Series
2021–2023
10

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

2.4K

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Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake, and Niamh Walsh in Smother (2021)

On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.

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On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find ... Read allOn the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

58User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 19 nominations total

Episodes18

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TopTop-rated3 seasons3 years

• 2021–2023

Gemma-Leah Devereux

Anna Ahern

• 2021–2023

Niamh Walsh

Jenny Ahern

• 2021–2023

Elijah O'Sullivan

Jacob Dwyer

• 2021–2023

Justine Mitchell

Elaine Lynch

• 2021–2023

Carrie Crowley

Mairead Noonan

• 2021–2023

Conor Mullen

Frank Ahern

• 2021–2023

Éanna Hardwicke

Joe Ryan

• 2021–2023

Seána Kerslake

Grace Ahern

• 2021–2023

James O'Donoghue

Calum Dwyer

• 2021–2023

Hazel Doupe

Ingrid Jensen

• 2021–2022

Dean Fagan

Finn Ahern

• 2022–2023

Hilary Rose

Alanna Hutchins

• 2021–2022

Hugh O'Conor

Dr. Kevin

• 2021–2022

Ayoola Smart

Cathy Cregan

• 2021–2022

Lochlann O'Mearáin

Rory Dwyer

• 2021–2022

Stuart Graham

Denis Ahern

• 2021–2022

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Sgt. Aoife O'Rourke

• 2022–2023

User reviews58

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6gailmck-62224

The World's most dysfunctional family

I binge watched this series as I found it to be compelling viewing. This has to be the most crazy, mixed up, co-dependant family I have ever seen. Just when you thought there could not possibly be more secrets and lies more appear. There are no endearing traits about any of these people, they manage to create drama after drama, lie through their teeth, and undermine each other. They seem to thrive on their way of life. Of course there are always the tables groaning with food and the huge glasses of wine, most of them are never in a scene without a glass of wine. Having said all that it was very watchable.

8BaronVonKolisch

Slow start but worth sticking with it

Considering that the cast is not exactly star-studded, the acting is reasonably good, and the tale unfolds in a fairly convincing and believable way, at least for the most part.

The slow start may leave a few viewers cold, but it was worth persevering with for the dysfunctional family drama aspect, which pulls no punches.

The murder mystery aspect largely plays second fiddle, but I found the final revelation to be a decent fit and was surprised at how it brought the whole story to a comprehensive and largely unguessable conclusion. - 7.8/10.

4jcareycarey

Great scenery

Too many secrets for one show. Not one character to care about. The scenery is the best part of this show.

9chantalvanderende-465-646091

rather beautiful

I genuinely think this is a beautiful series. Crime and family drama interwoven. Some people saying that this is so boring and slow-paced is such a sign of the times. Everything has to be fast, full of action and solved within a 30-minute episode. This isn't that. This takes time to percolate, to show different sides, to reveal memories, to cleverly create many suspects, to show beautiful scenery in all kinds of weather, to build characters. Very, very atmospheric, well-acted and beautiful.

MickeyTheConstant

Not bad

Quite an enjoyable watch. A few twists and turns. Nothing really original but decent. Nice setting and good cast. A bit bleak.

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One of the writers for the series is from the village of Lahinch which was the primary filming location. The producers picked the location without knowing it was her hometown. Also note the village is Lahinch not Lehinch, the "e" spelling was inflicted on the village by the national roads authority about a decade ago along with changing the spellings of numerous other towns and villages around Ireland but the most extreme examples all happened in county Clare. So when the filming locations are listed the spellings may or may not match those used by the local residents.