Scripted series · Netflix
House of Guinness
Trouble is brewing.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Anthony Boyle
Arthur Guinness
8 eps
Louis Partridge
Edward Guinness
8 eps
Emily Fairn
Anne Guinness
8 eps
Fionn O'Shea
Benjamin Guinness
8 eps
James Norton
Sean Rafferty
8 eps
Niamh McCormack
Ellen Cochrane
8 eps
Seamus O'Hara
Patrick Cochrane
8 eps
Jack Gleeson
Byron Hughes
8 eps
Dervla Kirwan
Agnes Guinness
8 eps
Michael McElhatton
John Potter
8 eps
Danielle Galligan
Lady Olivia Hedges
8 eps
David Wilmot
Bonnie Champion
8 eps
Hilda Fay
Sultan
8 eps
Cassian Bilton
Michael
1 eps
Jessica Reynolds
Lady Christine O'Madden
6 eps
Ann Skelly
Adelaide 'Dodo' Guinness
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How House of Guinness actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
House of Guinness reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in their hands.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Episode 2
The will leaves two siblings with everything, two with nothing — and all of them dissatisfied. Rafferty makes threats and receives one himself.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
S01E07
Episode 7
Work gets started on the new social housing. Edward and Arthur agree to resist their own desires and do what's best for the brewery — and the family.
S01E05
Episode 5
When Arthur's political career implodes, Rafferty helps comfort his wife. Byron makes a promise that could make or break the Guinness family.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
S01E01
Episode 1
It's the day of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness' funeral. Trouble is brewing on the streets of Dublin, while his children make plans for the family's future.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
S01E03
Episode 3
Anne suffers a traumatic carriage ride. Arthur makes a proposal, Edward makes changes within the brewery and Benjamin decides to strike out on his own.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
S01E06
Episode 6
A desperate Ellen asks Edward for help. On a trip to Cloonboo, Adelaide sees him in a new light and Arthur resolves to be more involved in the brewery.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Cahal BannonProducer
- Karen WilsonExecutive Producer
- Howard BurchProducer
- Tom ShanklandExecutive Producer
- Ivana LowellExecutive Producer
- Steven KnightExecutive Producer
Direction
- Tom ShanklandDirector
Cinematography
- Nicolai BrüelDirector of Photography
- Joe SaadeDirector of Photography
Music
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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