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| An Klondike | |
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| Also known as | Dominion Creek |
| Created by | Dathaí Keane |
| Written by | Marcus Fleming |
| Directed by | Dathaí Keane |
| Starring | Owen McDonnell Dara Devaney Seán T. Ó Meallaigh Julian Black Antelope Ned Dennehy Fionnuala Flaherty Clive Geraghty Chloe Ewart Seamus Hughes Bríd Ní Neachtain Siobhan O'Kelly Robert O'Mahoney Michael Glenn Murphy Megan Riordan Ian Toner Steve Wall Tim Creed Donncha Crowley Glen Gould Duane Howard Timothy V. Murphy |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
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| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Pierce Boyce Eileen Seoighe Bríd Seoighe |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TG4 |
| Release | 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) – 22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) |
An Klondike (Irish for 'The Klondike') is an IrishWestern television series created by Dathaí Keane forTG4. Internationally, the series is known asDominion Creek. Set during theKlondike Gold Rush, it portrays the lives of three Irish brothers in the fictional town of Dominion Creek who possess their own mining claims.
An edited version ofAn Klondike was screened as the closing gala at theGalway Film Fleadh in August 2015.[1] The series premiered on TG4 on September 8, 2015, and concluded on February 22, 2017, after two seasons.
In the late 19th century, three Irish emigrant brothers travel fromMontana to theYukon,Canada during theKlondike Gold Rush and settle in the town of Dominion Creek. Each has a different desire; middle brother Séamus heads out first with the hope of striking it rich, eldest Tom looks to control the family's mining claim, and youngest Pádraig chooses to instead work at the town's only hospital. They meet new allies and love interests, but also come into conflict with Dominion Creek's dangerous individuals.
Created and directed by Dathaí Keane, the show was filmed on location inConnemara, Ireland, with the County Galway scenery standing in for theYukon. The fictional town of Dominion Creek was built nearOughterard, while the mining scenes were shot atGlengowla Mines, a 19th-centurysilver andlead mine.An Klondike was produced by the Galway-based company Abú Media Teo. Pierce Boyce, Eileen Seoighe and Bríd Seoighe served as producers of the series.
A second series of four episodes was filmed in the summer of 2016 and aired in early 2017.[2][3]
An Klondike has received mostly positive reviews,The Irish Times noting "I'm not sure there's TV gold inAn Klondike, but you can't fault its ambition and style",[4] also noting its similarities toDeadwood andEven Dwarfs Started Small.[5]
In 2016, the first season ofAn Klondike received nineIrish Film and Television Award nominations, winning four awards: one each for Best Drama, Actor, Make-Up and Script.
In 2017, the second season ofAn Klondike received ten IFTA nominations, winning two awards: one for Best Director Drama and one for Supporting Actor.