Aifric

This article is about the TV series. For the name and people named Aifric, see Aifric (name).

Aifric
Genre	Teen drama
Created by	Paul Mercier and Micheal ó Domhnaill
Starring	Clíona Ní Chíosain
Narrated by	Clíona Ní Chíosain
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language(s)	Irish, also dubbed into Spanish and Scottish Gaelic
Production
Camera setup	Single-Camera
Running time	22 minutes
Release
Original network	TG4
Picture format	PAL (16:9)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02) – 2007
External links
Website

Aifric (Irish pronunciation: [æfʲrʲɪc]) is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers, directed by Paul Mercier.

The first of the weekly thirteen-part series began broadcasting on 31 October 2006, the date of TG4's tenth anniversary.

The series follows the life of Aifric whose wacky family have just moved to a new town in the West of Ireland. The 14yr old wants nothing more than to fit in but feels her family will not make it easy for her. Her mother is a new-age hippy who has banned television, while her father is a wannabe rock star, not to mention her annoying little brother.

As well as on TG4, Aifric is also shown on BBC Alba, where it is dubbed in Scottish Gaelic.

Characters

Role	Actor	Information
Aifric de Spáinn	Clíona Ní Chíosain	The lead role. Aifric is a shy and quirky teenage girl.
Sophie	Gráinne Bleasdale	Aifric's best friend.
Claudia	Sláine Hutchinson	Aifric's rival; Claudia is blonde, wealthy, arrogant, and selfish.
Traolach de Spáinn	Kevin O'Dwyer/(Hanzel Cian Shanley, in earlier episodes)	Aifric's younger brother. He is an intelligent and quirky child and has a keen interest in Eastern philosophy.
Janis de Spáinn	Mairéad Coneely	Aifric and Traolach's mother.
Tom de Spáinn	Barry Barnes	Aifric and Traolach's father. He is an accountant by profession, but rock musician by aspiration
Bróna	Gráinne Pollack	Eccentric classmate of Aifric's; has few (if any) friends; plays the cymbals.
Beartla	Colin Murray	Aifric's classmate. He is the seemingly attainable "Hottie" of the group.
Maidhc	Josef Hrehorow	Aifric's classmate. He has a crush on Aifric.
Jimín	Cárthach Bán Breathnach	Maidhc's right-hand man and the chief messer
Leo	Christy Leech	The "surfer dude" of the series, who Aifric had a crush on at the start of season 2.
Bertie	Eoin O'Dubhghaill	The strange character with an odd fondness for jellyfish.

Trivia

• Over 95% of the production budget was spent in the Galway region.

• The production employed over 170 crew and a cast of almost 150 actors.

• In August 2004, there was a national talent search which auditioned hopeful teenagers for the many young roles in the show, including that of Aifric.

Awards and nominations

Aifric won best Children's/Youth programme at the 2009 Irish Film and Television Awards, and was nominated for Best Irish Language show.

External links

• http://www.tg4.ie
• http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?ID=53778