TV: Slaughter on the Wild Atlantic Way as long-lost secrets resurface
The second series of RTÉ’s intense family drama, Smother, got off to a bloody start
Smother (RTÉ One)
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The return of Kate O’Riordan’s Smother (RTÉ One) and its Russian novel-sized cast of characters could have done with a decent recap. Instead, we were dropped into a flash-forward with blood on the carpet, a revolver on the floor and someone poking a hunting rifle round the corner of a door. Great stuff. Gore everywhere. Slaughter on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Maybe O’Riordan was following the great ...