SERIES SYNOPSIS
Striking Out follows the tumultuous professional and personal life of Dublin-based solicitor, Tara Rafferty, and her fledgling legal firm. When Tara discovers, on her hen night, that her fiancé and fellow solicitor Eric Dunbar has been cheating on her with a colleague, she breaks up with him, quits her job at the prestigious law firm they worked at together, and sets about making her own way in a new life outside the inner circle of the legal profession. At first unsure how she’ll cope, Tara begins to realize she is more than capable of being on her own – both personally and professionally.
With the help of Ray Lamont, her street smart and opinionated client-turned-assistant; Meg Riley, tech guru and private detective; Pete, the easy-going owner of the cafe where she makes her new office and Senior Counsel Vincent Pike, Tara’s mentor and friend, Striking Out follows Tara in her often surprising, sometimes poignant cases – their findings, fallouts, and resolutions.
Spanning from grandeur of the Four Courts to the Google beehive of Grand Canal, Striking Out is a snapshot of contemporary life in Ireland. Over time Tara’s cases pit her in direct conflict with influential families and the legal and political establishment, and also challenge her own ethics as she navigates her new life, fighting the urgings of Eric and his and her family to return to the way things were.
She isn’t alone in the battle, though. With support from her new team, Tara finds that this unexpected road is actually more rewarding,
SERIES LISTING
A shock discovery leaves solicitor Tara Rafferty striking out on her own – professionally and personally.
EPISODE ONE
Solicitor Tara Rafferty’s hen night ends painfully when she finds her fiancé (and co-worker/son of her boss) Eric Dunbar in bed with a colleague. After a dazed night wandering Dublin, Tara arrives at the office to pack, but with a client, Ray, waiting, she has to pull herself together and use her legal prowess to keep him out of prison. Ray sets up a new office for her in a friend’s cafe and Tara’s mentor Vincent brings the first client – TV presenter Conor, who’s being blackmailed with a sex tape. Tara hires a private investigator Meg, to locate the source before Conor faces certain public humiliation. Meanwhile, Eric, distraught, enlists Tara’s mother Irene to help win her back.
EPISODE ONE LISTING
Tara must find new purpose to her personal and professional life after catching her fiancé having an affair.