A new series of hit-comedy The Young Offenders will drop on RTÉ Player on Good Friday 3 April. The show, produced by Vico Films for the BBC in association with RTÉ, will also air weekly on RTÉ One television starting on Saturday 4 April at 10.30pm.
Season fives sees Conor and Jock back together after a disastrous brush with the law saw them spend time in jail on two different continents. After a chance opportunity allows Jock to escape back from Colombia to Cork, the lads slip back into their old ways quickly, wreaking havoc everywhere but still only wanting the best for themselves and their families. Conor faces losing the love of his life; Jock tries to rebuild his relationship with Star; and crazy plans with locals to try to improve their lives leave them taking big risks, but that’s what best friends do.
EPISODE 1 – SHORT
Finally back together, Conor and Jock meet an older couple who seem similar in many ways, then accidentally take them hostage.
EPISODE 1 – MEDIUM
Conor and Jock are finally back together after Jock makes a lucky escape from the nightmare Colombian prison and becomes a stowaway on a ship bound for Cork. Despite being apart in jails on different continent, the lads unbreakable bond is as strong as ever, and they immediately fall back into their old ways, devising plans in the spur of the moment to try improve their lives. Getting back to Cork city, they accidentally take an old married couple hostage in a remote house, unexpectedly discovering that they have more in common with them than they imagined.
