Following on from its pilot broadcast last Christmas, Pat Shortt’s hapless detective ‘Mattie’ will return for a new six part series starting Sunday, September 5th. Directed by Shimmy Marcus (Soul Boy) the series was shot in June 2010 around locations in Limerick.
The comedy re-unites ‘Garage’ actor Pat with his original ‘Mattie’ cast members including Lesley Conroy (Eden), Alvaro Lucchesi (The Count of Monte Cristo), Sean McDonagh (Kisses) and Joe Taylor (Veronica Guerin).
Shortt plays Mattie Dwyer, a country detective – who boasts a recurring ability to get into comic misadventures. Mattie’s team include feisty female detective Sharon Kelly (played by Lesley Conroy), his smug fellow detectives, Tom and Felix (played by Alvaro Lucchesi and Sean McDonagh) and Superintendent O'Meara (played by Joe Taylor).
The series, which will also include a Christmas special, is written by Pat Shortt, Mike Finn (Killnaskully) and David Cummings (The Fast Show). Director Shimmy Marcus became involved with the project after working with Shortt on his recent feature ‘Soul Boy’. In a recent interview with IFTN the Irish helmer he described the new series as "Very different to Killinaskully, and we worked so well together on Soul Boy it seemed like an exciting challenge.” Marcus further describes the new series as having more dramatic content than ‘Killnaskully’ and compares it to ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in its tone.
The RTÉ and Section 481 funded project is produced by Gable End Media’s Pat Shortt and Brian Kelly (Inside the Crystal Ball) and shot for five weeks in and around Limerick city and county this June. The director of photography was Ciaran Tanham (Horses).
The new series of ‘Mattie’ will start on RTÉ One on Sunday, September 5th at 8.30pm.
