Paths to Freedom (2000)

Directed by

Ian Fitzgibbon

Genre

comedy

Country

Ireland

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mockumentary follows two former inmates from very different backgrounds as they attempt to adjust to life outside a Dublin prison. A camera crew documents their fumbling efforts to reintegrate into society.

lightheartedwryobservationaldeadpanquirkyunderstatedcomical

What happens

Paths to Freedom is a comedy on the Irish television network RTÉ Two. The shows stars two characters, Jeremy (Brendan Coyle) and Rats (Michael McElhatton), who have both recently been released from a Dublin prison. The show takes the format of a mockumentary, with a fly-on-the-wall camera crew following the two characters, who are from thoroughly different backgrounds, as they try to reintegrate back into society. There were six episodes of the show produced, the first airing on 13 November 2000, and the final episode airing one month later. The series was followed-up by a movie based on the character Rats, Spin the Bottle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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