The BEST episodes written by Chris O'dowd

8.55

230 votes

#1 - The Bell-End of an Era

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 6

It's Martin's final week at primary school and he wants to leave a mark. Fidelma manages to drop a bombshell.

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8.17

402 votes

#2 - Men of the Houses

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 1

In Boyle, Ireland in 1989, Martin Moone has made a somewhat unusual friend.

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8.11

239 votes

#3 - Another Prick in the Wall

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 3

Using the battle for the bathroom as an opportunity to catch extra zeds, Martin falls foul of Sinead's pranks when she covers him in make-up while he's asleep. Unable to get to a mirror, Martin heads off to school unaware of his Boy George-esque look...

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8.09

177 votes

#4 - Stags and Hens

Moone Boy - Season 2 - Episode 5

Could love be in the air when Martin's new classmate and neighbour Majella catches his eye? Father Linehan plans a memorable stag do for Dessie.

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8.07

160 votes

#5 - The Boyle Wedding

Moone Boy - Season 2 - Episode 6

Celebration is in the air as St Patrick's Day dawns, but the Moones are having a different kind of party today: Fidelma's wedding.

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8.04

257 votes

#6 - Bunch of Marys

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 2

Martin befriends new boy Trevor in order to dine on his family's regular gourmet meals while Debra is too distracted with political campaigning to feed her youngest child. Ma Moone and her friends hope to incite girl power in the local area by canvassing for politician Mary Robinson, but they're less than thrilled when they're forced to turn to fishy rich man Francie Feeley for funding.

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8.03

206 votes

#7 - Handball Duel

Moone Boy - Season 2 - Episode 4

Like all young lads in the early 90s, Martin wants needs a Sega Mega Drive. Be gone slinky, hello magic machine. But Liam is having none of it: not only is this whole computer thing just a fad, work is slow and money is tight.

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7.91

223 votes

#8 - Boylé, Boylé, Boylé

Moone Boy - Season 2 - Episode 1

Martin is appalled when his dad takes the family on holiday during the 1990 World Cup, so he tries to hitch-hike back to Boyle to watch a vital match on home turf.

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7.89

205 votes

#9 - Godfellas

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 5

Fidelma joins the church choir while Martin's confirmation service leads to an epiphany.

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7.64

258 votes

#10 - Dark Side of the Moone

Moone Boy - Season 1 - Episode 4

Uncle Danny arrives just in time for Martin's birds-and-the-bees talk with Mum and Dad. Sean seeks solace with other imaginary friends when Martin upsets him.

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7.60

25 votes

#11 - On Children

Small Town, Big Story - Season 1 - Episode 3

Joanne's 18th birthday and the first day of filming on the TV shoot lead to chaos, confessions and cake in Drumban.

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7.32

28 votes

#12 - The Pen Is Mighty

Small Town, Big Story - Season 1 - Episode 5

Wendy handles a legal crisis stemming from Jack E McCarthy, as some Proctor family secrets come to light.

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7.26

27 votes

#13 - An Dobhar Who?

Small Town, Big Story - Season 1 - Episode 4

Séamus deals with the fallout from his confession. Wendy navigates the arrival of the show's eccentric writer.

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7.14

218 votes

#14 - Moone Dance

Moone Boy - Season 2 - Episode 2

It's the dawn of a new era for Martin Moone as he begins secondary school, and while he isn't impressed with his friends' talk about girls, he soon changes his tune when he meets art teacher Miss Tivnan (Amy Huberman), a vision at the blackboard who sparks a romantic rivalry between him and Sean. Meanwhile, Dessie has an important question for Fidelma.

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6.92

52 votes

#15 - The White Ridge

Small Town, Big Story - Season 1 - Episode 1

TV exec Wendy returns to 'save' her Irish hometown... and expose a secret she shares with local doctor Seamus.

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6.86

35 votes

#16 - How Many People Does He Need?

Small Town, Big Story - Season 1 - Episode 2

Wendy closes in on Seamus and his family while navigating a casting crisis at work.

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