The Sky Original series is created and directed by Chris O’Dowd
Author: Gabriella Geisinger
Published: 22 Feb 2024
Small Town, Big Story has wrapped filming in Ireland where it shot on location in County Wicklow and Boyle.
The six part series, starring Mad Men's Christina Hendricks and House of the Dragon's Paddy Considine as Wendy and Séamus respectively, takes place in the fictional town of Drumbán, a rural village on the border of Ireland and what happens when a Hollywood production rolls into town, throwing the spotlight on a secret that’s been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium.
Wendy Patterson is a local girl done good as a hot-shot television producer, who returns to her hometown from LA with a Hollywood production in tow. Seamus Proctor is Drumbán’s local doctor and pillar of the community who finds himself in the eye of a storm as a celluloid circus descends, threatening to blow open a secret he has been harboring since the Millennium.
Rounding out the cast are Catastrophe's Eileen Walsh as Seamus’ wife and local schoolteacher Catherine Proctor, with Leia Murphy and David Rawle as their children, the siblings Joanne and Sonny Proctor.
Further cast include Patrick Martins as Jules O’Brien, Evanne Kilgallon as Shelly McGoldrick, Andrew Bennett as Barry Battles, Ruth McCabe as Betty Battles, and David Wilmot as Keith McCurdle.
Small Town, Big Story is produced by Playground / FilmNation Entertainment and HotCod Productions in association with Sky Studios. Executive producers are Colin Callender and Scott Huff for Playground, Glen Basner, Milan Popelka and Stefanie Berk for FilmNation Entertainment, and Alex Moody for Sky Studios.
Christina Hendricks and Chris O’Dowd are executive producers, Liz Gill is series producer. Directors include Chris O’Dowd, Catherine Morshead, as well as Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handle international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.
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