Single-Handed

Synopsis

Single-Handed is an Irish television drama series, first broadcast on RTÉ Television in 2007. Set and filmed in the west of Ireland, it focuses on the life of a member of the Garda Síochána, Sergeant Jack Driscoll. Three two-episode, single-story series aired one each on consecutive nights in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Series Four, consisting of three stories told over six episodes, began in RTÉ One November 2010. The series is partially inspired by garda corruption in County Donegal.

First Air Date: 2007-01-01

Last Air Date: 2010-12-12

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: RTÉ One

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Top Cast

Owen McDonnell as Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll
David Herlihy as Garda Finbarr Colvin
Ruth McCabe as Eithne Driscoll
Brian Gleeson as Cathal
Sean McGinley as Dennis Costello
Matthew McNulty as Brian Doyle
Simone Lahbib as Gemma Burge
Ian McElhinney as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
Ronan Leahy as Garrett O'Dowd
Ann Marie Horan as Sarah Burke

Seasons

Season 1 (2007) - (2 Episodes)

Season 2 (2008) - (2 Episodes)

Season 3 (2009) - (2 Episodes)

Season 4 (2010) - (6 Episodes)

Season 1 (2007)

Freshly transferred to his hometown from Dublin, Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll probes the carbon monoxide poisoning of a young immigrant woman. The investigation threatens to expose dirty secrets kept by a few local men -- including, perhaps, his father.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Natural Justice (1) (2007-01-01)

Sergeant Jack Driscoll investigates the death of an immigrant, raising old secrets and putting his father's powerful friends under scrutiny.
Ep. 2: Natural Justice (2) (2007-01-02)

Sergeant Jack Driscoll investigates the death of an immigrant, raising old secrets and putting his father's powerful friends under scrutiny.