Eipic: A new TG4 comedy/drama from the writer of Misfits

After his success on Misfits, writer Mike O’Leary turns his attention to Irish life, writes Padraic Killeen

HOPING to capture a sense of teenage life in Ireland today, TG4’s irreverent new comedy/drama series Eipic is the first Irish teen drama to be broadcast after the watershed, a timeslot traditionally reserved for challenging and explicit narrative material.

Of course, at this point, many readers — teens and adults alike — may be squirming a little at the idea of a show that’s “down with the kids”. However, Eipic has pedigree behind it, having been written by Mike O’Leary, one of the writers of Channel 4’s immensely popular teen series Misfits, the launching pad for the career of Robert Sheehan.