Treat for fans as Pure Mule kicks off a two-part special
RETURN: Garrett Lombard, Charlene McKenna and JJ Feild star in Pure Mule
Friday August 28 2009
Pure Mule fans are to get another fix of the hit show when it returns for a two-part special later this month.
Pure Mule: The Last Weekend will pick up four years on from where the acclaimed RTE show left off.
And it will see popular characters Scobie, played by Garrett Lombard, and Jennifer, played by IFTA-winning actress Charlene McKenna, reunited in their midlands town.
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An RTE spokesperson said: "This new instalment gives us the opportunity to look at what's happening in Ireland at a very different moment in time, through the eyes of familiar characters with the warmth and fun of the original series.
Filming for the programme began in July in Birr, Offaly.
It offered a huge boost to the local economy, but ironically the show will portray an unnamed midlands town in economic freefall. The show demonstrates how the recession has affected the country as we see Scobie, who works in the building trade, pack his bags for Australia when he sees Jennifer is back in town for her mother's funeral, with a new boyfriend in tow.
Earlier this summer, one of the writers hinted: "She's coming home to bury her mother and she has a handsome English boyfriend with her.
"But Scobie and Jennifer always have an eye for each other. Some big, life decisions are to be made."
RTE is remaining tight-lipped about other plotlines.
Pure Mule became notorious for its scandalous plotlines concerning sex and drug use in their attempt to convey modern Irish life as accurately as possible.
The two-part special will be aired on Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7
- Caitlin McBride
