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Official trailer revealed for Chris O'Dowd's Small Town, Big Story, a very dramatic comedy starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine

22/01/2025

Official trailer revealed for Chris O'Dowd's Small Town, Big Story, a very dramatic comedy starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy ConsidineThe Sky Original series premieres Thursday, 27 FebruaryWednesday 22 January 2025

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YouTube Link to trailer - https://youtu.be/JS1Jacq08jM

The official trailer has been released for the highly anticipated Sky Original series Small Town, Big Story. The very dramatic comedy stars Emmy award-nominee Christina Hendricks (Good Girls, Mad Men) and BAFTA award-winning Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon, The World's End) and is created and directed by Emmy award-winning Chris O'Dowd (Moone Boy).

The trailer offers a glimpse of the six-part series set in Drumb n, a rural town on the border of Ireland and another world. The story unfolds as a Hollywood TV production rolls into town, shining the spotlight on a secret that has been hidden since the eve of the Millennium.

Small Town, Big Story will premiere on Thursday 27 February on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland.

Contacts

Dominic.collett@sky.uk

Kwabena.agyare@sky.uk

Notes To Editors

Synopsis: Wendy Patterson (Hendricks), a local girl who found success as a TV producer in Los Angeles returns to Drumb n after over 20 years, having left under something of a cloud. Back in the chaotic microcosm of Drumb n, this time with a film crew in tow, Wendy is caught between her past and her epic new production. S amus Proctor (Considine) is the local doctor, a respected pillar of the community. He has a neat and well-ordered life, or at least he thinks he does. Soon he will find himself in the eye of a storm as a celluloid circus descends, which threatens to blow open a secret he has been harbouring since the Millennium.

Cast: Eileen Walsh (Catastrophe) stars as Catherine Proctor, S amus' wife and local schoolteacher. Leia Murphy (Fair City) and David Rawle (Moone Boy) star as siblings Joanne and Sonny Proctor. Patrick Martins (The Confessions of Frannie Langton) stars as Jules O'Brien, Evanne Kilgallon (Obituary) stars as Shelly McGoldrick, Andrew Bennett (The Quiet Girl) stars as Barry Battles, Ruth McCabe (Aisha) stars as Betty Battles, David Wilmot (The Alienist) stars as Keith McCurdle, Mich le Forbes (Omagh) stars as Barbara the Butcher. Sam C Wilson (House of The Dragon) stars as Big Jim, Peter McGann (The Apprentice) stars as Matt Magee, Ruth Codd (The Midnight Club) stars as Production Peggy, Jamie Michie (Game Of Thrones) stars as Pubba McGoldrick, Ian McElhinney (The Split) stars as Reverend Patterson, Clarke Peters (The Wire) stars as Chet Donald, Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show) stars as Brad and the series creator Chris O'Dowd cameos as Jack E McCarthy.

Credits: Small Town, Big Story is a Sky Original series produced by Playground, FilmNation Entertainment and HotCod Productions in association with Sky Studios. Executive producers are Scott Huff and Colin Callender for Playground, Glen Basner, Milan Popelka and Stefanie Berk for FilmNation Entertainment, and Alex Moody for Sky Studios. Christina Hendricks and Chris O'Dowd are executive producers, Liz Gill is series producer. Directors include Chris O'Dowd, Catherine Morshead, as well as Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handle international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.

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