Legal drama proves law of diminishing returns

Reviews of Striking Out, Micko and Derry Girls

Amy Huberman (centre) in Striking Out (RTE One)

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Striking Out: RTÉ One

Micko: RTÉ One

Derry Girls: Channel 4

It’s been a year since the ‘legal drama’Striking Out(RTÉ One) was first broadcast. The first season was four episodes long. The second is six. And the viewer was dumped into the first new episode with no visual reminders of what had gone before.

It’s at least polite to viewers to introduce a new season with a memory-jogging collection of ...