Miniseries · Virgin Media One
Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
The father-son iconic duo is setting off on a personal journey embarking on a road trip across the island of Ireland, diving into its deepest myths and folklore, and discovering how the stories we inherit shape the people we become. Along the way, they talk about family, legacy, and how the threads that tie us together - whether it’s music, memories, or shared history - can stretch across generations.
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
- David NottageExecutive Producer
- Neil EdwardsExecutive Producer
- Charlotte DavisExecutive Producer
- Ben ColeProducer
Direction
- Ben ColeDirector
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