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HOMEGROWN DRAMA RED Rock has had a strong first outing on British TV.
Broadcast for the first time on BBC One yesterday the show pulled in an average 1.1 million viewers, giving it a 18.6% share of the available viewing audience.
The crime drama is being broadcast daily in the 1.45pm slot that had previously been occupied by medical drama Doctors.
It was announced back in April that the British state broadcaster would be picking up Red Rock.
The programme is set in the fictional town of Red Rock and focuses on the activities of the Hennessys and the Kielys, and the efforts of the gardaí to come between the two.
Speaking about the broadcast figures TV3 Group’s managing director Pat Kiely said: “These audience numbers show that great Irish television content will travel. They also demonstrate the export potential for the Irish production industry.”
We are delighted that viewers in the UK have taken to Red Rock so quickly.
Red Rock’s follows in the footsteps of crime drama Love/Hate in proving popular in front of UK audiences.
The first two series of the programme were given UK-wide distribution by Channel 5.
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Great show, took me an episode or two .. But well worth it
I’m not into soaps but I really enjoy Red Rock. They’ve had some really great storylines. It’s a pity so many begrudgers put it down without even watching it. Hope it does well in the uk
Ah now, it’s fu<kin shockin sh!te.
Lazy bastxxds…sud b out working
You should be in school! Lol
I’m gonna go on tinternet and spoil it for them by letting them know when mc kay gets killed. I’m crazy that way
Nikki…
TV3 get money from TV licence, it is even acknowledged at the end of the credits of Red Rock. Complain all you want about paying it, but know it is not just RTE and TG4, the privately owned companies get the funding too
TV3 doesn’t leech as much money off us as RTE Red Rock is funded by the BAI which invariably comes from the TV licence but Red Rock is content that’s value for money rather than Fair City
Prime time Irish drama/soap on daytime TV in the UK? Not that much of a vote of confidence. But a step in the right direction, I suppose.
It could do a Neighbours for our UK neighbours.
God British viewers must be really hard up.
Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Top Gear was slated and tipped for the axe if it continues, and they got 2 million viewers.
That’s because with Clarkson, Hammond and May, they had figures of 8 million or so.
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