A Channel 4 production team filmed scenes this morning on Clonard Street off the Falls Road in West Belfast. The four-part series adapts Close to Home, the debut novel by local author Michael Magee. The book gained multiple awards upon its 2023 publication.

Crew members worked at the location today after shooting in Twinbrook last month. The cast includes West Belfast actors Anthony Boyle and Oisín Thompson, along with Jessica Reynolds and Séamus O’Hara.

The story centers on Seán, a young man who returns to Belfast from university. He resumes previous patterns including late nights, borrowing money, missed rent payments and unreliable jobs. He reconnects with his brother and mother amid unspoken family matters. Peacetime economic gains remain absent in his community where each street holds its own history. One night Seán assaults a stranger at a party, sparking disorder.