Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestEpisode 4 is about alternatives. Des looks at socialising without alcohol, not just youth cafés and alcohol free discos but also the ups and downs of going to nightclubs sober. Des launches a campaign to bring back the slow set and also a 31-day challenge for the month of March.
Des Bishop tackles one of the great taboos of Irish society and explores the Irish relationship with alcohol and other addictive behaviors.
Writing
Bishop weaponizes personal family history with surgical precision.
Direction
Intimate access to Irish drinking culture most documentaries miss.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bishop filmed during Ireland's post-Celtic Tiger hangover, when national drinking rates were finally being questioned publicly. The series helped crack open conversations previously buried in 'the craic.'
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