SMOTHER

Smother - series 2 Image Name: Smother - series 2 Description: Smother Episode 4 Sunday January 30th Kevin McGahern as Michael Copyright: Photography Credit: Martin Maguire Copyright: RTÉ/ BBC Studios/ Treasure 2021
Smother Image Name: Smother Description: Smother Episode 4 Sunday January 30th Dervla Kirwan as Val and Niamh Walsh as Jenny Copyright: Photography Credit: Martin Maguire Copyright: RTÉ/ BBC Studios/ Treasure 2021
Smother 2 Image Name: Smother 2 Description: Smother Episode 4 Sunday January 30th Dervla Kirwan as Val Copyright: Photography Credit: Martin Maguire Copyright: RTÉ/ BBC Studios/ Treasure 2021
Smother Image Name: Smother Description: Smother Episode 4 Sunday January 30th Niamh Walsh as Jenny Copyright: Photography Credit: Martin Maguire Copyright: RTÉ/ BBC Studios/ Treasure 2021
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Smother 2 Image Name: Smother 2 Description: Smother Episode 4 Sunday January 30th Gemma Leah Devereux as Anna Copyright: Photography Credit: Martin Maguire Copyright: RTÉ/ BBC Studios/ Treasure 2021

Series 2 Episode 4

In the aftermath of the birthday party, the family is in disarray.  Elaine insists she has been set up but fingers are being pointed in every direction.   Val’s sights remain firmly set on Finn, but Jenny is beginning to see him as a person she can really count on.  And when a saviour emerges from the most unexpected quarter, even Val has to recognise that she may have been following the wrong lead all along.

SERIES OVERVIEW – SMOTHER – Series 2

Series one really was just the beginning for the Aherns… 

Still picking up the pieces after the death of Denis and the cover up that followed, Val Ahern’s world is rocked once again when a stranger turns up on her doorstep. The stranger introduces himself as Finn – Denis’ estranged son, and his existence is an unwelcome surprise for the family. Abandoned to grow up in foster care in Britain, Finn wants to get to know his family but his appearance coincides with what seems to be an orchestrated campaign against the family, as each of the Ahern daughters has their lives targeted and exposed. 

As Val’s daughters, initially hostile towards Finn, start to warm to him and invite him into their clan, conflict between the girls and Val ensues. Can Finn break up the family Val has fought so hard to protect? Has that been Finn’s plan all along? Who is behind the escalating campaign of intimidation against the Aherns? And just what other family secrets has Val buried along the way as she strives to protect the family name?

CAST

Val Ahern – Dervla Kirwan

Jenny Ahern – Niamh Walsh

Grace Ahern – Seána Kerslake

Anna Ahern – Gemma Leah Devereux

Elaine Lynch – Justine Mitchell

Frank – Conor Mullen

Finn Ahern – Dean Fagan

Calum – James O’ Donoghue

Jacob – Elijah O’ Sullivan

Ingrid Jensen – Hazel Doupe

Cathy Cregan – Ayoola Smart

Joe – Éanna Hardwicke

Alanna – Hilary Rose

Mairead – Carrie Crowley