David Crean
Director
Storyland (2009)
Season 7
Storyland is an award-winning initiative by RTÉ.ie and Screen Ireland, a program that develops and showcases new, original Irish short dramas by emerging talent in writing, directing, and acting. It operates as a competitive call-out for scripts, with the top finalists receiving funding and support to produce their 25-minute short dramas, which are then broadcast on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.
Released March 1, 2009
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.anthology
Production Companies: RTÉ, Screen Ireland
Network: RTÉ Player
S7E1 - Leave to Remain
A Kurdish political activist flees Iran and arrives by truck in Ireland. But the asylum system overwhelms him and he resorts to desperate measures to have his voice heard.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
S7E2 - On the Hemline
When long-term unemployed Northsider Martha learns that her daughter Dawn has been accepted into a STEM program for bright children, she realises that she needs a job. Through the charity Hemline, she meets recently-widowed Southsider Sheenagh. Together, these two very different women embark on a journey of self-development in order to prepare Martha for her first job interview in years.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
S7E3 - A Sign of Things
Having lost his job when the factory closed, father Daniel is now seemingly devoting himself to the church. When his wife, stay-at-home mum Zara, agrees to let a racy cabaret club pay to advertise on the side of their house a family showdown ensues.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
S7E4 - Cry Rosa
A music obsessed mixed-race girl questions her identity when she becomes the victim of bullying in 1980s Belfast.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
Network: RTÉ Player
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 1150 min.
Released: March 1, 2009
Last Air Date: Nov. 13, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: 15
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