"Proof" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

Director:

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writers:

Tim Loane (writer) (2005-)
Tony Philpott (writer) (2004)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

5 January 2004 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Finbar Lynch	...	Terry Corcoran (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Orla Brady	...	Maureen Boland (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Charlotte Bradley	...	Det. Dolores Quirke (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sidse Babett Knudsen	...	Nina Kutpreka (4 episodes, 2004)
Stuart Graham	...	Andrew O'Hara (4 episodes, 2004)
Bryan Murray	...	Miles Carrick / ... (4 episodes, 2004)
Kate O'Toole	...	Olivia Bernstein (4 episodes, 2005)
Jim Norton	...	Ronan Corcoran (4 episodes, 2004)
Emma Bolger	...	Orla Boland (4 episodes, 2004)
Declan Conlon	...	Detective Larry Mitchell (4 episodes, 2004)
Chloe Lake	...	Stephanie (4 episodes, 2004)
Kathy Kiera Clarke	...	Sinead (4 episodes, 2005)
Moya Farrelly	...	Cora Ryan (4 episodes, 2005)
Clive Geraghty	...	Gerry Rogan / ... (4 episodes, 2005)
Sara James	...	Minnie (4 episodes, 2005)
Darragh Kelly	...	Seamus Sullivan / ... (4 episodes, 2005)
Dearbhla Molloy	...	Evelyn Boland (4 episodes, 2005)
Robina Qureshi	...	Satya Atisa (4 episodes, 2005)
Saoirse Ronan	...	Orla Boland (4 episodes, 2005)
Stanley Townsend	...	Patrick Mooney (4 episodes, 2005)
Ony Uhiara	...	Tessa Zaria (4 episodes, 2005)
Conor Mullen	...	J.P. O'Farrell (3 episodes, 2005)
Cathy Belton	...	Kay Corcoran (3 episodes, 2004)
Gerry Crossan	...	Dr. Declan (3 episodes, 2004)
Serge Soric	...	Radik (3 episodes, 2004)
Jeananne Crowley	...	Rosa De Courcey (3 episodes, 2005)
Chukwudi Iwuji	...	Jake Zaria (3 episodes, 2005)
Sean Rocks	...	Kieran (3 episodes, 2005)
Leon Stewart	...	Lenny (3 episodes, 2005)
Vitolie Clima	...	Anton (2 episodes, 2004)
Hilda Fay	...	Mrs. Kelly (2 episodes, 2004)
Adam Fergus	...	Reporter (2 episodes, 2004)
Susan Fitzgerald	...	Beatrice Cosgrove (2 episodes, 2004)
Aidan Kelly	...	Cassidy (2 episodes, 2004)
Frank McCusker	...	Noel (2 episodes, 2004)
Tommy O'Neill	...	Mr. Kelly (2 episodes, 2004)
David Robb	...	Klaus Neuman (2 episodes, 2004)
Tony Flynn	...	Frankie (2 episodes, 2005)
Rudi Kennedy	...	Conroy (2 episodes, 2005)
Aicha Konate	...	Sisi (2 episodes, 2005)
Kiva Murphy	...	Gabrielle (2 episodes, 2005)
Colin O'Donoghue	...	Jamie (2 episodes, 2005)
Paul Roe	...	Flynn (2 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Ryan	...	Plunkett (2 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Proof 2 (Ireland: English title) (second season title) (USA) (second season title)
Proof: Prescription for Murder (International: English title) (second season title) (USA) (DVD title)
Beviset (Denmark)

Runtime:

Ireland:60 min (including commercials) | Denmark:55 min (4 episodes)

Country:

Ireland | Denmark

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)

Good escapist stuff

Perhaps I'm the only person who actually loves this series (we're only just seeing it in Australia). It's shown in the Friday night crime spot, and manages to block the world out for the 90 minutes it runs. The plots are layered and complicated, if not occasionally improbable, and you have to pay attention or you can get lost. The cast of Finbar Lynch, Orla Brady, Stanley Townshend - and many more - are excellent, the scripts tight and sometimes funny, often shocking. Best of all, the filmmakers make a genuine attempt to create a gritty urban landscape of Dublin, where the series is set.

Stories centre around corruption in high places, and the attempts made by journalists Lynch and Brady to expose the bad guys. They're often unsuccessful, which is one of the reasons I enjoy this show. The bad guys frequently do win, and there's little the good guys can do about it.

One of the many reasons I'm enjoying 'Proof' is that the viewer is treated with respect and with none of the patronising explanations of the plot by characters which seems to be part and parcel of many mainstream US mystery/drama/cop shows.