The Young Offenders ( TV series ) - wikipedia The Young Offenders ( TV series ) The Young Offenders Genre Comedy Based on The Young Offenders by Peter Foott Developed by Peter Foott Starring Alex Murphy Chris Walley Hilary Rose Dominic MacHale P.J. Gallagher Jennifer Barry Demi Isaac Oviawe Country of origin Republic of Ireland Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 6 ( list of episodes ) Production Producer ( s ) Martina Niland Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) Vico Films BBC Release Original network RTÉ Two BBC Three Picture format 1080i 16 : 9 ( HDTV ) Audio format Stereo Original release 1 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 01 ) -- present The Young Offenders is an Irish television sitcom, developed by Peter Foott, for RTÉ Two and BBC Three. Based on the IFTA - winning film of the same name, it follows the lives of Cork teenagers Conor MacSweeney ( Alex Murphy ) and Jock O'Keeffe ( Chris Walley ), which includes their young criminal activity, their feud with their principal, Barry Walsh ( P.J. Gallagher ) and their relationships with their principal 's daughters. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Episodes 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot The series follows the adventurous life of Cork teenagers Conor MacSweeney ( Alex Murphy ) and Jock O'Keeffe ( Chris Walley ). Their criminal activities often brings themselves into trouble with the police, and their positions at their school is repeatedly put in jeopardy. Their continuous feud with their principal, Barry Walsh ( P.J. Gallagher ), is well - depicted throughout the series ' narrative, and their feelings for Principal Walsh 's daughters Siobhan and Linda is also shown through the show. Cast Alex Murphy as Conor MacSweeney Chris Walley as Jock O'Keeffe Hilary Rose as Mairead MacSweeney Dominic MacHale as Sergeant Healy P.J. Gallagher as Principal Barry Walsh Jennifer Barry as Siobhan Walsh Demi Isaac Oviawe as Linda Walsh Shane Casey as Billy Murphy Chris Kent as Conor 's Dad Orla Fitzgerald as Orla Walsh Cora Fenton as Jock 's Mum Michael Sands as Jock 's Dad Production The film, The Young Offenders, was released in 2016, which was generally well - reviewed, and won an Irish Film & Television Award. With the popularity of the film, on 9 May 2017, it was confirmed that a six - episode television programme, based on the film with the same name, had been ordered by RTÉ, to be broadcast in 2018. Creator, Peter Foott commented, `` It 's incredibly exciting to be able to work with the BBC and with RTÉ to bring these characters back to the screen, they have been so supportive of the project and will be a wonderful home for it. The public response to the film, and specifically the characters themselves, was just so overwhelming that we really felt there were a lot more stories to tell ''. The first series began broadcasting on 1 February 2018, broadcast by RTÉ Two in Ireland and airing through the online television service BBC Three. With a popular and high reception, the series was recommissioned for a second series, the projected release date was not disclosed. Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Overnight viewership `` Episode 1 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 1 February 2018 277,000 Conor MacSweeney and Jock O'Keeffe are two young students with a passion for criminal activity, including robbery, under - age smoking, threat and other acts. The duo go to the roof of a building and steal lead to sell on. The landlord reports them to the police, and they are chased on bikes. Wearing masks to hide their identity, they ditch their bikes and their school uniform. The police retrieve Conor 's jumper, and it is revealed that it belongs to him, due to his name being labelled in it. As they are about to be arrested for robbery, two other school students, wearing the masks that Conor and Jock had worn during the robbery, vandalise the school roof, which clears their names. It is then revealed that Conor and Jock had persuaded the two boys to do so. `` Episode 2 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 8 February 2018 N / A Conor and Jock are back to their criminal ways, but Conor 's true feelings are exposed when he falls for Principal Walsh 's daughter Linda. Linda invites the duo over for their barbecue dinner, much to the dismay of Principal Walsh. When Conor tells Linda about his feelings, her father immediately jumps in, and tells Linda to help her mother in the kitchen -- who did not need any help at all, Linda tells Connor to wait. A wrestling match pursuits between Conor and Principal Walsh, and the Principal insults him, leading to Conor to retaliate and give his principal a black eye. This leads to an argument between Linda and Conor. Meanwhile, Jock tries to cope with the grief of rejection for the first time, when Linda 's sister Siobhan does so. `` Episode 3 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 15 February 2018 N / A Conor convinces Linda and Siobhan to play truant off school so that he and Jock can convince them to give them a second chance. Conor and Jock steal four bikes for the quartet to ride to a river bridge on, and Conor and Jock strip to their underwear to jump from the bridge into the water, which the two girls are unsatisfied with, and refuse to wear the inappropriate swimsuits that their supposed lovers attempt to give them. Conor packs a picnic, which the girls refuse to eat. Jock confronts Siobhan for her ungratefulness towards his love attempts, and Conor reveals to her that it is the anniversary of Jock 's mother 's death. Siobhan tells Jock to take them to the graveyard, which he does. Upon their arrival, they see Jock 's alcohol - addicted grieving father over his late wife 's grave. When he leaves, the four sing a song by her grave, which makes the girls give their lovers another chance. Conor and Jock get the tattoos that they wanted ; Conor 's mother pre-despises her son 's ideas, but her opinions are changed afterwards, when Conor shows her his new tattoo which says `` I love me mam '', which breaks mother and son into tears. Principal Walsh approves of his daughters ' relationships, whilst Jock decides to show gratitude towards his grieving father, having seriously disliked him previously due to his alcoholism. `` Episode 4 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 22 February 2018 N / A The ancient refrigerator of the MacSweeney household officially dies, and Conor and his mother prepare for a lovely family road trip to collect a new fridge from a farmer for a cheap price. Much to Mairead 's dismay, Jock arrives, and asks to go with them. After previously saying no, she is persuaded to do so by Conor and Jock 's short upset about this. Jock causes dismay in the car journey, and writes a song, which results in the trio singing it and Mairead crashing the car, causing the front left tyre to pop. Conor has an idea to put a block of wood below the car to remove the rock and the tyre, after none of them can find the jack. Jock then finds it in the front where he was looking shortly afterwards, which causes more frustration to Mairead 's head. When they arrive, Mairead purchases the new fridge, and the farmer wants to kill a duck who is causing dismay to his farm animals. Conor and Jock volunteer to do so, and record a video, much to the farmer 's joy. However, on the way home, it is revealed that they saved the duck from murder, having faked it 's death with the help of Conor and Jock. Jock volunteers to take the duck to his home for hospitality. Mairead drops Jock off home, and tells him to stay away from Conor, and Jock tells Mairead that she is not perfect and that he does not criticise her. Jock leaves the duck in back car seat. As he enters his house, Mairead realises that Jock 's drunken father is abusing his son, and storms into the house to save Jock from further abuse. She tells Jock to pack his bags, and takes Jock to live with her and Conor, much to the best friends ' delights. The trio, plus the duck, truly bond, and they soon become a happy `` family ''. 5 `` Episode 5 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 1 March 2018 N / A Money becomes tight in the MacSweeney household when Jock moves in, and the new family trio need to work out a way to keep food last and bring in extra cash. Conor and Jock decide to take their work experience at the fish market where Mairead works, and Jock informs Conor that if they steal a rare blue fin tuna fish for a dodgy businessman, they will receive thousands of pounds, which they would intend to give to Mairead to pay the bills and get the money for her. Conor agrees, and the troublesome duo steal the fish from their place of work at night. After a long attempt to get the tuna into the trolley, they set off to deliver the fish to the businessman. After trying to protect their fish from their rival gang, which results in the tuna falling from the trolley, Jock comes up with a new idea to deliver the fish. He takes a life boat ring and ties the end of the rope to the tuna and puts it in the water to make it easier. When meeting up with Siobhan and Linda, Conor discovers that Jock had toileted in the hand - drier at school which resulted in Conor 's hands being covered in faeces. A small argument between the best friends results in Conor dropping the ring into the water, for a swimming - in - training Jock going to retrieve it. Jock agrees to show Siobhan the fish, but when they surface it, it is revealed that the other half of the tuna has been eaten and that it is the wrong fish. The quartet ditch, and Conor and Jock go home to find Sergeant Healy sitting in the kitchen. He shows them a video, which sees Conor and Jock 's numerous attempts to get the fish into the trolley. When Mairead arrives home, she shows the official commence of her new relationship with the guard by kissing him, much to the displeasure of Conor and Jock, and she surprisingly insults her son and his best friend, as they could not even steal the correct fish. Meanwhile, Siobhan discovers that she is pregnant with Jock 's child. 6 `` Episode 6 '' Peter Foott Peter Foott 8 March 2018 N / A Siobhan prepares to tell Jock about her pregnancy. She tells her mother, as she believes that her mother will be supportive, but the complete opposite happens as her mother is angry with shock. Jock and Conor decide to take Siobhan and Linda to the cinema, in an attempt to get Conor and Linda to `` shift ''. Jock puts on his `` fake Billy '' mask and steals alcohol from a local shop. The security guards sees this and chases him, but Jock hides and loses the guard. The guard asks Billy if he has seen `` fake Billy '', which he has not, though sees Jock, wearing his grey tracksuit and hooded to protect seeing his face, and decides to follow him. Jock and Conor wait on the second tier of a double - decker bus for Siobhan and Linda, and Jock drops his mask prior to going up the stairs to the second tier, and Billy gets on bus to search for `` fake Billy ''. Billy realises that Jock is wearing a grey tracksuit, but Jock convinces Billy that it was not him. Siobhan and Linda get on the bus and Billy keeps them hostage after Sergeant Healy sees him in possession of a knife. He orders the bus driver to keep on driving until they lose Healy, but Healy keeps on following them, with the car being driven by Mairead. Healy calls Conor, and Billy answers, and Jock convinces Billy to order Healy to get refreshments, which would tempt Billy to give himself up. Billy feeds the entire bus passengers individual food, whilst Jock serves them with alcohol. Siobhan informs Jock that she is pregnant and shocks him, and he does not speak for a while. The passengers sing a song to pass the time, led by Billy. The bus is blocked off front and back by police and they threaten to kill Billy if he does not give himself up. Conor, feeling sorry for Billy, comes up with a plan. All bus passengers wear the `` fake Billy '' mask, and they all say `` I am Billy '' as they come off the bus, Billy escapes by wandering into the woods as the guards question Healy if he was sure he saw Billy get on the bus. Jock informs Mairead that he is becoming a dad, much to her anger, and Siobhan informs her father of her pregnancy. Linda and Conor finally kiss, though inaccurately, before Linda kisses Conor properly before she leaves. Reception Following the broadcasting of the pilot episode, Aoife Kelly of the Irish Independent released a positive review of the programme, commenting, `` It takes the best of the movie and builds on it ''. Bruce Dessau stated that the programme was a brilliant show to watch, and that he believed that it was a `` male version '' of Channel 4 series Derry Girls, with other journalists believing that a potential crossover could be produced in the future. References Jump up ^ Guerin, Harry ( 10 February 2018 ). `` Behind the scenes with The Young Offenders ''. ^ Jump up to : Clarke, Donald ( 9 May 2018 ). `` The Young Offenders is to become a TV series ''. The Irish Times. Jump up ^ `` The Young Offenders, Series 1 : Episode 1 ''. BBC iPlayer. 1 February 2018. Jump up ^ Moore, Paul ( 8 February 2018 ). `` OFFICIAL : Brilliant news because The Young Offenders will be getting a second season ''. Joe.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Young Offenders -- Series 1, Episode 1 ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018. Jump up ^ McGowan, Sharon ( 9 February 2018 ). `` The Young Offenders got a LOT of viewers for the first episode on RTE ''. Jump up ^ `` The Young Offenders -- Series 1, Episode 2 ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Young Offenders -- Series 1, Episode 3 ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Young Offenders TV series episode 1 review : ' It takes the best of the movie and builds on it ' - Independent.ie ''. Jump up ^ Dessau, Bruce ( 2 February 2018 ). `` Review : The Young Offenders, BBC Three ''. Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 13 February 2018. External links The Young Offenders on IMDb hide Comedy programming by RTÉ Television 1960s debuts It 's Too Late -- We 're On ! Justice at Large Me and My Friend O'Dea's Your Man 1970s debuts Hall 's Pictorial Weekly If the Cap Fits The Maureen Potter Show Time Now Mr T 1980s debuts Ballymagash Dermot Morgan Special The Irish R.M. Leave It to Mrs O'Brien Nighthawks 1990s debuts A Scare at Bedtime Après Match Bull Island Do n't Feed the Gondolas The End Extra ! Extra ! Read All About It ! Make ' Em Laugh Upwardly Mobile 2000s debuts Anonymous The Blizzard of Odd The Cassidys Dan & Becs Gaybo Laughs Back Killinaskully The Last Furlong Naked Camera Paths to Freedom Republic of Telly Soupy Norman The State of Us This Is Nightlive Your Bad Self 2010s debuts Bridget & Eamon Ca n't Cope, Wo n't Cope Irish Pictorial Weekly Nowhere Fast The Mario Rosenstock Show Meet Your Neighbours Mrs. Brown 's Boys The Walshes The Young Offenders Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Young_Offenders_(TV_series)&oldid=842349232 '' Categories : 2018 Irish television series debuts 2010s Irish television series 2010s teen sitcoms BBC television sitcoms Criminal comedy television series English - language television programs RTÉ television programmes Television series about friendship Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland Hidden categories : Episode lists with unformatted air dates Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 21 : 45. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays billy murphy in the young offenders
Answer: Shane Casey