TV series

Pure Mule

2005–2009 · 2 seasons

A slow, honest look at small-town lives over one weekend, mixing bleakness and humour with raw, lived-in realism.

Overview: Multiple award winning drama series written by Eugene O'Brien, produced by David Collins, Ed Guiney and Peter Norris, and directed by Declan Recks and Charlie McCarthy. Pure Mule is set in modern rural Ireland, in a midlands market town. Each of the six episodes of the original series (which first aired on RTE in 2005) focuses in on one particular character from Friday evening to Monday morning.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, class, family
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
class
family
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild