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| show_name = Eureka Street
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| based_on = ''[[Eureka Street (novel)|Eureka Street]]'' by [[Robert McLiam Wilson]]
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| runtime = 4 x 60 minutes
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| director = [[Adrian Shergold]]
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| based_on = ''[[Eureka Street (novel)|Eureka Street]]'' by [[Robert McLiam Wilson]]
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| writer = [[Donna Franceschild]]
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| director = Adrian Shergold
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| starring = [[Vincent Regan]]<br />[[Mark Benton]]<br />[[Dervla Kirwan]]<br />[[Elisabeth Röhm|Elisabeth Rohm]]
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| writer = [[Donna Franceschild]]
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| producer = Sophie Gardiner
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| starring = [[Vincent Regan]]<br />[[Mark Benton]]<br />[[Dervla Kirwan]]<br />[[Elisabeth Röhm|Elisabeth Rohm]]
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| producer = Sophie Gardiner
| executive_producer = Robert Cooper<br>Debra Hauer<br>Claire Duignan
| executive_producer = Robert Cooper<br>Debra Hauer<br>Claire Duignan
| composer = [[Martin Phipps]]
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
| channel = [[BBC Two|BBC2]]
| channel = [[BBC Two|BBC2]]
| location = [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| company = [[BBC Northern Ireland]]
| location = [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| company = [[BBC Northern Ireland]]
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| audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1999|9|13|df=yes}}
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| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/drama/tv/eureka_street/index.shtml
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'''''Eureka Street''''' is a [[BBC Northern Ireland]] 1999 adaptation to [[Miniseries|mini-series]] of [[Robert McLiam Wilson]]'s 1996 [[Eureka Street (novel)|novel of the same name]].
'''''Eureka Street''''' is a [[BBC Northern Ireland]] 1999 adaptation to [[Miniseries|mini-series]] of [[Robert McLiam Wilson]]'s 1996 [[Eureka Street (novel)|novel of the same name]]. Set in [[Belfast]] in the six months before and after the 1994 [[Northern Ireland peace process|ceasefire]], it commences with an anonymous hand typing the words, "''All stories are love stories.''" The novel opens with the same text.


==Plot==
Set in [[Belfast]] in the six months before and after the 1994 [[Northern Ireland peace process|ceasefire]], it commences with an anonymous hand typing the words, "''All stories are love stories.''" The novel opens with the same text.


Set in the Northern Irish city of Belfast, the series follows the lives of two young men, Chuckie Lurgan (played by Mark Benton) and Jake Jackson (played by Vincent Regan), as they navigate the turbulent social and political landscape of the late 1990s. Chuckie is a lovable rogue who dreams of making it big, while Jake is a former soldier trying to come to terms with the violence he has experienced.
The story follows the lives of two friends: the Catholic Jake Jackson – struggling with a failed relationship, his job as a [[repossession]] agent and the effect of [[the Troubles]] on the world around him – and the Protestant Chuckie Lurgan, "fat" and unemployed until circumstances and a previously untapped [[entrepreneur]]ial spirit lead him to a world very different from Eureka Street.


The series explores a range of themes including sectarianism, politics, and the complexities of modern Northern Irish society. As Chuckie and Jake navigate their way through the city's underworld, they encounter a diverse cast of characters, including loyalist paramilitaries, former IRA members, and corrupt politicians.
The adaptation was scripted by [[Donna Franceschild]], directed by Adrian Shergold and starred [[Vincent Regan]] as Jake and [[Mark Benton]] as Chuckie.

Despite the often grim subject matter, the series also has moments of humor and tenderness, as Chuckie and Jake's friendship provides a counterpoint to the violence and division around them.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0213344|title=Eureka Street}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0213344|title=Eureka Street}}


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Latest revision as of 22:58, 5 February 2024

Eureka Street
Based onEureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson
Written byDonna Franceschild
Directed byAdrian Shergold
StarringVincent Regan
Mark Benton
Dervla Kirwan
Elisabeth Rohm
ComposerMartin Phipps
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersRobert Cooper
Debra Hauer
Claire Duignan
ProducerSophie Gardiner
Production locationsBelfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Running time4 x 60 minutes
Production companyBBC Northern Ireland
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release13 September (1999-09-13) –
4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)

Eureka Street is a BBC Northern Ireland 1999 adaptation to mini-series of Robert McLiam Wilson's 1996 novel of the same name. Set in Belfast in the six months before and after the 1994 ceasefire, it commences with an anonymous hand typing the words, "All stories are love stories." The novel opens with the same text.

Plot

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Set in the Northern Irish city of Belfast, the series follows the lives of two young men, Chuckie Lurgan (played by Mark Benton) and Jake Jackson (played by Vincent Regan), as they navigate the turbulent social and political landscape of the late 1990s. Chuckie is a lovable rogue who dreams of making it big, while Jake is a former soldier trying to come to terms with the violence he has experienced.

The series explores a range of themes including sectarianism, politics, and the complexities of modern Northern Irish society. As Chuckie and Jake navigate their way through the city's underworld, they encounter a diverse cast of characters, including loyalist paramilitaries, former IRA members, and corrupt politicians.

Despite the often grim subject matter, the series also has moments of humor and tenderness, as Chuckie and Jake's friendship provides a counterpoint to the violence and division around them.

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