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TV REVIEW:
Val Falvey TDRTÉ 1, Sunday The Savage EyeRTÉ2, Monday School of SaatchiBBC2, Monday Nick’s BistroTV3, Monday

A good satirical comedy would twist the knife and it’s safe to speculate that we’re all in the mood to witness a bit of expert filleting. Then there’s the pedigree of Val Falvey’s writer Arthur Matthews (who co-writes with Paul Woodfull) who was one of the co-creators of Father Ted. The cast, too, which includes Owen Roe, Pat O’Donnell, Enda Oates and Amelia Crowley, is top notch.