Charlie (TV series)


Charlie is a historical drama broadcast on RTÉ Television. The show premièred on 4 January 2015 at 21:30 on RTÉ One and on RTÉ Player.
The show depicts the central figure of Irish politics in the 1980s, Charles J. Haughey. This drama is based on real events, exploring the emergence of modern Ireland through the rise and fall of Charles J Haughey.

Plot

The drama is set in democratic Ireland in the late 1970s. Charlie Haughey is the Taoiseach of Ireland, and his loyal servant, P.J Mara. The main focus of the drama is on Haughey and his circle, and the drama largely remains true to life while capturing the excitement and menace that was in the air.

Cast