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By episode three, Fergal has been roped into helping Maura fix her freezer, attending a tense parish council meeting about speed bumps, and accidentally adopting a three-legged lurcher named Trigger. These mundane details aren’t filler; they’re the trap. The show argues that the most dangerous place for a criminal isn't a back alley—it’s a small town where everyone has a long memory, a short fuse, and no concept of minding their own business.

The title—an Irish word meaning both “judgment” and “a sense of shame or reproach”—hangs over every frame of this slow-burn thriller. Created by first-time showrunner Róisín Ní Bhraonáin, the series is being hailed by critics as “ The Wire of the Irish Midlands” (a tagline the marketing team has reluctantly embraced). It follows Fergal, a mid-level enforcer for a Dublin cartel, who is forced to return to his rural hometown after a heist goes spectacularly wrong. brona etv show

★★★★½ (Four and a half pints of stout) Where to watch: StreamVerse, all episodes from March 15th. Best watched: Alone, on a laptop, with the curtains drawn and your phone facedown. By episode three, Fergal has been roped into