Jeri
Jacquin
On DVD
from TG4 and MHz is an intense series about life, family and the need to
succeed in CORP + ANAM.
Living in
Ireland ,
television reporter Cathal MacIarnain (Diarmuid de Faoite) is living a full
life. At home with wife Mairead (Maria Doyle Kennedy), rebellious daughter
Sorcha (Una Ni Fhlatharta) and young son Seimi (Eanna O'Coileain), he is slowly
becoming an absence in their eyes. It doesn't help when he is called to the story
of teens killed in a head on collision starts out as the blame-game to
police and slowly turns into so much more.
When Mairead's
father Tom (Tom MacArdghail) comes to live at home, Mairead is more
certain that it's time to find something for herself. Now with both
parents working outside the home, Sorcha decides to deal with bullying school boys
in her own way and turns to the internet to cause them trouble. The
problem is Sorcha gets herself involved in something frightening that bounces
back on Cathal with devastating impact.
Cathal starts
to follow a case that a young woman claims she was abused by a chaplain.
Frustrated that the door seems to be closing on every turn, he finds a man
who knows everything Cathal needs to break open the case. All of this drives
Cathal even harder when another story of corruption with high ranking officials
lands on his desk. The problems at home aren't getting any better and Tom
uses the kindness of his family in ways that aren't grandfatherly.
While
Mairead begins working for a local attorney, she also discovers that there is a
part of her family’s life that has been a secret. In looking through Tom's
papers after an attack puts him in the hospital, Mairead notices paperwork from
a local adoption service that makes no sense to her. Taking it upon
herself, she writes letters of inquiry and opens up a family secret that
devastates them all and adds more fuel separating the marriage.
The case
of John McGuire is the next story Cathal takes. A man and his wife are being
bullied out of their ancestral home by hungry land grabbers giving the
Glynn family to fight on their own. Claiming there is no will stating Glynn
inherited the land from family, the court turns on the Glynn's as well. The
outrage lands John Glynn in jail and Cathal can't get the paperwork from the
attorney. Everything about the case is suspicious to Cathal and now he
must enlist the help of Mairead who at first resists until realizing her estranged
husband is truly worried about the Glynn's.
The
corruption of this story goes deeper than Cathal and Mairead could have
imagined as the truth begins to emerge and it could be deadly!
De Faoite
as Cathal is a man clearly on a mission to discover the truth in the stories he
covers. Leaving no stone unturned he does his job and even when mistakes
are made it doesn't stop him from the truth. The bigger problem here is that
with all his bulldogging to get the story, Cathal tends to forget there
are people in his life that need him as well. De Faoite does an excellent job
in this role and watching his reaction to what is happening around him is
intense and sad at the same time. That's what makes the character of Cathal
believable are the reactions by de Faoite with the bad and the ugly of the
world he covers.
Kennedy
as Mairead is just amazing! Can you tell I'm a tad partial? I am a huge fan and
Kennedy always brings it to every role she takes on. The first time I saw
Kennedy was in the film MOLL FLANDERS (which is a favorite in my household) and
then again in the 1999 in the series Queer as Folk. So imagine my thrill when
she was cast in the 2007 series THE TUDORS as Queen Catherine of Aragon
up against Jonathan Rhys Meyers King Henry VIII! That is followed by Dexter and
the beloved Downton Abbey as Vera Bates. Another fan favorite is the series
Orphan Black as Kennedy continues to keep viewers in suspense in her role
as Siobhan Sadler.
Fhlatharta
as Sorcha does her absolute best to totally annoy me. As a teenager she is
clearly doing everything possible to go against her parents resenting them
both. Fhlatharta convinces me easily that she is a teenager who will push
buttons. O'Coileain as Seimi is a young man easily persuaded to do the bidding
of his Grandfather. He also is clearly ready to push his parents buttons every
chance he gets.
Mhonaghail
as Dheirdre is the television editor who one minute wants Cathal’s head on a
platter and the next takes chances to get the scoop. I love her attitude!
O’Gairbhi as Tannion is a character that makes everyone hate lawyers, well
done.
A shout
out to Linda Bhreathnach as Sarah who is the quite camera girl yet her presence
is amazing. She puts up with so much from Cathal and also finds herself in a
dangerous situation because of that colleague she trusts. In future seasons I’m
rooting for her to move up the ladder of success.
Other
cast include Noel Magee as Brian Cooke, Donal O Healai as John Glynn, Sinead Ni
Fhlatharta as Mags, McGuire, and Paul McCloskey as Tony Byrne.
MHz
Choice offers U.S.
viewers streaming access to MHz Networks' expanding library of the best
international television mysteries, dramas, comedies and documentaries
subtitled in English. MHz Choice delivers a high quality experience to a
growing list of subscribers who watch online with iPhone, Apple TV, Android,
Roku and Amazon Channels! For more of what they have to offer for viewing
please visit www.mhzchoice.com.
TG4 is
the Public Broadcaster Service in Ireland for the Irish-language
audience. Available in almost all the homes in Ireland , there programming
includes news, current affairs, sports, music, drama, children's television and
television. TG4 has won a slew of national and international awards for
their programs and deservedly so.
CORP +
ANAM is a series that is brilliantly written addressing many of the issues
found around the world. From the dangers of teens and computers, domestic
abuse, corporate squashing of those who can’t fight back to the family issues
we all face everyday, this series doesn’t hold back.
The cast
is absolutely amazing and I have to say it is brilliant that this series took
on so many serious issues. There was no sugar coating or holding back which I
appreciate about a storyline that I want to invest time in.
Leaving
off at Season Two I can also say that I am truly excited to see where these
characters go. The writers have opened the door in a stellar way to continue
sharing with us all Cathal and Mairead’s careers and marriage, the kids growing
up and the stories that need both of their help to stop injustices in their
community.
The DVD
includes all 410 minutes of Season One and Season Two with English subtitles
from the Irish Language which is fascinating to hear. CORP + ANAM is a
critically acclaimed Irish-Gaelic thriller that will leave you wanting more.
In the
end – what stain is on your soul?
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