McWilliams Fronts New RTÉ Financial Series | The Irish Film & Television Network

The co-writer and director of the project is Simon Nasht (Tasmanian Devil – The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn, Constructing Australia: The Bridge) and the series is produced by Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle. The series will run over three x one hour episodes. 'Addicted to Money' is produced by Australian production company Electric Pictures, in association with the ABC Australia, RTÉ Ireland and S4C UK.

In the first of episode of the series, entitled ‘Who Killed the Economy’, McWilliams will investigate the root cause of the financial crisis which he argues was not an ordinary recession but an economic crime involving the introduction of easy credit.

In the second episode, ‘Nowhere to Hide’, McWilliams will take a road trip through various economies from bankrupt Iceland to struggling Honduras and look for explanations as to those and other various financial crises.

Finally, in episode three, ‘Peak Everything’, David will look to prove that this is a crisis we can’t afford to waste as he examines the intersecting issues of a country’s financial status with its climate change, population growth, oil, water and food.

‘Addicted to Money’ will start on Tuesday, October 6th on RTÉ1 at 10.15pm.

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