RTE Autumn Line-up

The Stage reports that RTÉ has grand plans for its autumn schedule.

Investment in television drama in recent years has increased substantially and alongside returning favourites Fair City and The Clinic, are Prosperity, a major four-part series written by Mark O’Halloran looking at life on the margins of the Celtic Tiger economy, romantic comedy No Laughing Matter by Barry Murphy and Stuart Carolann, and a feature-length adaptation of Eugene O’Brien’s award-winning play, Eden.

New entertainment shows on the way are I Dare Ya, another variation on the hidden camera format, youth talent show Class Act and a spoof documentary series looking at The English Class.

The Arts Lives profile series also returns featuring programmes devoted to novelists John Banville and Patrick McCabe and Father Ted creator Graham Linehan.