Smother: Season 1

2021

Created by Kate O'Riordan
82%
6 episodes
Drama

When her husband's found dead at the foot of a cliff, a matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets... More

When her husband's found dead at the foot of a cliff, a matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible in this Irish series.

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Where to watch Smother: Season 1

Smother: Season 1 is available to stream in Australia now... More on Google TV and Apple TV Store and ABC iView.

Smother: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

When Val Aherns' husband Denis is found dead at a... More foot of a cliff close to their home the morning after a family party, she begins to interrogate his relationships with his family.

Episode 2

Val struggles to understand Grace's actions, while the local Gardaí... More look closer at the Ahern family as the investigation ceases treating Denis death as an accident.

Episode 3

Val looks to Mairead for support when Carl comes under... More fire as events from his past life in Denmark come to light, while Calum has a run-in with a group of local lads.

Episode 4

With Calum missing, the Aherns question his recent violent behaviour... More and Val confronts Rory. Grace sees Joe for the first time since she confronted him at home.

Episode 5

Jenny tries desperately to resolve her financial difficulties. Despite Val's... More attempts to keep the family together, events spiral out of control at Anna's birthday lunch.

Episode 6

Val increases her efforts to find out the truth about... More Denis’ death, finding herself torn between reality and what is right. Rory makes long-overdue amends and protects his boys.

Smother: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

82_%2 reviews
Audience score rating

"Incredibly well written, it's rare to find a TV whodunit that talks about mental illness, infertility and family in such a realistic way."

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Stuff

"The cast is excellent and grasp the language and tone with fervour..."

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The Globe and Mail

"At times... the show’s most striking feature is the contrast between the rocky mountain scenery and the prairie flatness of the scriptwriting."

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The Times

"Smother hangs together to the point where it’s possible to ignore the sometimes lumpy exposition..."

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The Irish Times

"It has a seemingly effortless mastery of a large cast of characters, warm intelligence... (and the) general sense of being held for the duration in a very safe pair of hands indeed."

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