The Irish legal system has taken centre stage for the first time in Striking Out. While the show’s four-week run has already concluded, development work for a follow-up six-episode series is underway, according to RTÉ’s head of drama Jane Gogan.

A leap into the unknown

The show is centred on solicitor Tara Rafferty (Amy Huberman), who leaves her unfaithful fiancé and a safe job to go out on her own. As Huberman points out, it’s therefore a story of a woman leaving a comfortable existence and diving head-first into the unknown.

“She has been on this track her whole life and nothing has ever really upset her that much. This is the first time where she has real self-reflection. It’s the first time where she’s probably had to find the measure of her own stock and how strong she is, because she’s front and centre of the job she does. There’s no hiding,” says Huberman.

Speaking to Grainne Rothery for the Gazette, Huberman and co-star Neil Morrissey talk about their experience with the law and how they prepared for the show. Rothery also speaks to those behind the camera about the unique experience and challenge of filming a Dublin-based legal drama.

• Read the full article in the Jan/Feb 2017 Gazette

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