Virgin Media Television has launched its new dark comedy drama series Video Nasty, which tells the story of three teenagers who go on a quest to complete a cult VHS collection.
The six part series was launched in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin on Wednesday and stars rising stars of Irish acting, including Justin Daniels (Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale), Cal O'Driscoll (The Teacher), and Leia Murphy (Fair City), along with Simone Kirby (Kneecap) and Kevin McGahern (Republic of Telly).
Video Nasty is produced by Deadpan Pictures and Boat Rocker for BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Three, WDR (Germany) and Virgin Media Television with support from Coimisiún na Meán, Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen.
It begins on Monday 20 January at 9pm on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One.
The synopsis for the series reads, "Set in 1985, when the home video revolution is in full swing, Video Nasty tells the story of three teenagers who go on a quest to complete a cult VHS collection.
"Instead, they get mixed up in a murder investigation, becoming chief suspects and public enemies.
"Two teenage horror fans (Billy and Con, 17) have managed to collect 71 of the 72 films on the banned list of video nasties. But when word gets out that they 'borrowed’ money from the school graduation dance fund to pay for the tapes, they have to travel to England to get the final tape in order to pay the money back.
"They are accompanied on the quest by Con’s sister, Zoe, who wants a cut of the sale of the completed collection so that she can move out of home.
"The quest goes horribly wrong when the owner of the tape is murdered. They quickly become the chief suspects in the crime but before they can be arrested, they are abducted and held captive by an unhinged family who are desperate to prove the evils of video nasties by framing the teens for the murder in order to boost their campaign for censorship.
"The teens have to escape, clear their names and expose the real villains before they can return home safely with the elixir of the final tape."
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