| Single-Handed | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Barry Simner |
| Directed by | Colm McCarthy (series 1) Antony Byrne (series 2–3) |
| Starring | Owen McDonnell[1] Ian McElhinney[1] |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Element Pictures/Touchpaper Television Productions |
| Running time | 47 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | 18 March 2007 – 12 December 2010 |
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Single-Handed is an Irish television drama series, first broadcast on RTÉ Television in 2007. Set and filmed in the west of Ireland, it focuses on the life of a member of the Garda Síochána (police), Sergeant Jack Driscoll (played by Owen McDonnell). Three two-episode, single-story series aired one each on consecutive nights in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Series Four, consisting of three stories told over six episodes, began in RTÉ One November 2010.[4]
The series is partially inspired by garda corruption in County Donegal.[5]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Single Handed returns to RTÉ One". RTÉ. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "IFTA winners 2011". IFTA.ie. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Single-Handed returns to RTÉ One". RTÉ. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Coyle, Colin; Battles, Jan (28 June 2009). "Seen that RTÉ programme before? Probably..." The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 10 August 2009.