Bodkin (TV series)

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Bodkin
Created by	Jez Scharf
Country of origin	United States; Ireland;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Jez Scharf; Alex Metcalf; Tonia Davis; David Flynn; Barack Obama; Michelle Obama; Paul Lee; Nne Ebong; ;
Running time	44–56 minutes
Production companies	Higher Ground; wiip;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	May 9, 2024

Bodkin is a dark comedy thriller television series, consisting of seven episodes, created by British writer Jez Scharf. It premiered on Netflix on May 9, 2024.^[1]^[2]

Premise

Gilbert Power, an American podcaster travels to Bodkin, an Irish coastal town, to investigate a cold case involving the disappearance of three people. He is joined by Dublin-born Dubheasa "Dove" Maloney, an investigative journalist in London who is sent on assignment after the death of her source, a government whistleblower.

Cast

Will Forte as Gilbert Power, an American podcaster
Siobhán Cullen as Dove Maloney, an Irish investigative journalist
Robyn Cara as Emmy Sizergh, Gilbert's podcaster assistant
David Wilmot as Seamus Gallagher
Chris Walley as Sean O'Shea
Seán Óg Cairns as Garda Eoin
Pom Boyd as Mrs. O'Shea
Ger Kelly as Teddy
Charlie Kemp as Damien
Kerri McLean as Maeve
David Pearse as Frank
Amy Conroy as Fagan
Peter Bankolé as Charles
Fionnula Flanagan as Mother Bernadette
Pat Shortt as Darragh
Peter Bankolé as Charles
Sabine Timoteo as Annika
Clodagh Mooney Duggan as Mary Donovan
Pauline McLynn as Brónagh McArdle

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"One True Mystery"	Nash Edgerton	Jez Scharf	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
Dove, an Irish journalist for The Guardian based in London, discovers that Krtek, the main source for her latest published story, has killed himself. The story, which exposes a data breach in the NHS, has led to legal troubles for Dove and the newspaper. Her boss sends her to the small town of Bodkin in West Cork, Ireland to assist American podcaster Gilbert Power and his English researcher, Emmy Sizergh. Gilbert wants to do a series on an infamous incident that occurred 25 years ago, when three people – Malachy O’Connor, Fiona Doyle, and an unknown boy – disappeared during Samhain. The team visits the hollow where the festival used to be held, and meets the land's owner, Darragh. The podcasters find that the Bodkin citizens aren't eager to talk about anything related to the disappearances. The serious Dove clashes with the optimistic Gilbert and naive Emmy over the podcast's light tone. While walking along a rural road, Dove is chased down by a car and threatened by two people wearing balaclavas. Unknown persons set fire to the car of the podcasters' driver, Sean O'Shea.
2	"Who We Are"	Nash Edgerton	Alex Metcalf	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
Dove believes there's a bigger story in Bodkin than she first assumed. Gilbert and Emmy interview Police Sergeant Power (whose last name is coincidentally the same as Gilbert's), who is unhelpful. Emmy steals a file from the sergeant's office, which reveals that the missing boy, Edward P., was found three days after Samhain by a nun named Sister McDonagh. After flaking on his driving duties, Sean turns up and seems unbothered by his burnt car, which still works. The team goes to a convent to interview Sister McDonagh, who explains that Edward still lives in Bodkin and is nicknamed Teddy. The team locates Teddy and tries to ask the quiet man questions, but his father, Sergeant Power, kicks them off the property. Dove and Emmy search the library archives and find a picture of Malachy. Dove recognizes another man in the photo who goes by Seamus Gallagher. Dove believes Seamus is actually a notorious smuggler-in-hiding named Jack "the Badger" McFadden. Darragh is found dead with a bleeding head. Gilbert has financial troubles and owes a local thug, Frank, €8,000. Dove may face charges under the Official Secrets Act for her NHS story.
3	"Perfectly Innocent Life"	Bronwen Hughes	Ursula Rani Sarma	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
Darragh's death is ruled an accident. At the wake, Gilbert learns that Darragh was in love with Malachy, but the feeling wasn't mutual. Darragh rented his land to Malachy for a cheap price. After he disappeared, Malachy's brother, Seamus, took over the lease. The mortician, Mary, flirts with Dove at the wake. Dove learns that the Home Office are formally investigating her. She breaks into Seamus's house and finds a photo that indicates he was in a relationship with Fiona. Dove speculates that Malachy stole Fiona from Seamus, so he killed them. Emmy interviews tech entrepreneur Fintan, who claims that, during the Samhain disappearances, he was high on mushrooms, heard a car crash, and saw the legendary Jackie Lantern rise from a bog. Emmy and Fintan spend the night together. A drunken Gilbert tells Dove about his financial, personal, and career troubles, to which she can relate. The next day, Gilbert interviews Seamus, who says he loved Fiona, and he misses her and Malachy. Dove and Emmy use satellite images to find a car in the bog that Finton mentioned. The team has the car towed out and they find two bodies in the trunk, presumably Malachy and Fiona.
4	"Poison or Something"	Bronwen Hughes	Megan Mostyn-Brown	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
Gilbert, Dove, and Emmy discover that Seamus and Sean are illegally selling eels. The masked people who threatened Dove are Annika and Charles, Interpol agents investigating Seamus’s operation. They tell the podcasters to not interfere. Sergeant Powers claims the criminal McArdle brothers are the murderers, despite never being charged. Dove breaks into the bog car and finds a knife that bears Teddy’s mark. Emmy convinces Fintan to talk to Teddy about it, and Dove pressures her to record the conversation. Teddy tells Fintan that the knife was a gift to Sergeant Powers, who kept it in his car. Fintan is upset to discover Emmy recorded him. She is furious that Dove manipulated her. Seamus offers to pay Gilbert’s debt if Seamus is not mentioned in the podcast, to which Gilbert agrees. Seamus and Sean meet with the Interpol agents, who pose as buyers. When Frank receives the money, he makes a cruel joke and Seamus attacks him. Gilbert offers to show the distraught Seamus the bodies. They sneak into the morgue, where Seamus recognizes a sixth toe on Malachy’s foot, but realizes the female isn’t Fiona because she wore partial dentures and this woman's front teeth are real.
5	"Peace in Our Time"	Johnny Allan	Oneika Barrett	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
6	"Ends Justify Means"	Bronwen Hughes	Mike O'Leary	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
7	"Empty Your Pockets"	Paddy Breathnach	Teleplay by : Paddy Campbell Story by : Jez Scharf	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)

Production

Referred to as both Bodkin and On Record,^[3] the seven-episode series is created by Jez Scharf as Higher Ground's first scripted series at Netflix, in collaboration with wiip. Scharf and Alex Metcalf serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series with Tonia Davis for Higher Ground, David Flynn and Paul Lee for wiip, and Nne Ebong. Nash Edgerton, Bronwen Hughes, Johnny Allan and Paddy Breathnach served as directors,^[4] while Mike O'Leary joined the writing room.^[1]

In June 2022, it was announced Will Forte would lead the series alongside Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, and Chris Walley.^[1]

Principal photography began in West Cork in summer 2022, and took six months. Other filming locations included Wicklow and Dublin.^[5]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 69% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 39 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Bodkin's satire of true crime investigation could use a more compelling mystery to hang its quips on, but the series' sheer eccentricity makes for an intriguing enough tale from the old sod."^[6] Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Petski, Denise (17 June 2022). "Will Forte To Star In 'Bodkin' Drama Series At Netflix From The Obamas' Higher Ground & Wiip". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ Rice, Lynette (April 2, 2024). "'Bodkin': Netflix Drops Trailer, Reveals Premiere Date For Dark Comedy From The Obamas' Higher Ground". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ Moore, Kasey (10 October 2023). "On Record / Bodkin: Everything We Know About Netflix's New Comedy Thriller Series". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Fish, Rory. "Netflix's "Bodkin" Offers Irish Talent The Chance To Shine". Top 10 Films. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Barter, Pavel (26 February 2023). "A new RTE show and a project for Netflix — it's a big year for Siobhan Cullen". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "Bodkin: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Bodkin: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

External links

Bodkin on Netflix
Bodkin at IMDb

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[deadline_june_22-1] Petski, Denise (17 June 2022). "Will Forte To Star In 'Bodkin' Drama Series At Netflix From The Obamas' Higher Ground & Wiip". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[2] Rice, Lynette (April 2, 2024). "'Bodkin': Netflix Drops Trailer, Reveals Premiere Date For Dark Comedy From The Obamas' Higher Ground". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2024.

[3] Moore, Kasey (10 October 2023). "On Record / Bodkin: Everything We Know About Netflix's New Comedy Thriller Series". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[4] Fish, Rory. "Netflix's "Bodkin" Offers Irish Talent The Chance To Shine". Top 10 Films. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[5] Barter, Pavel (26 February 2023). "A new RTE show and a project for Netflix — it's a big year for Siobhan Cullen". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[6] "Bodkin: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[7] "Bodkin: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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