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Máiréad Tyers Leads in Channel 4's 'The Rachel Incident'

2/17/2026

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Máiréad Tyers will star in Channel 4's adaptation of Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident.
The eight-part series is set in Cork in 2010 and follows Rachel, a bookstore worker.
James helps Rachel pursue a crush on her married professor, Dr. Fred Byrne.
The series is produced by Pageboy Productions with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland and will be distributed by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.

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Story summary

Máiréad Tyers will star in Channel 4's adaptation of Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident.
The eight-part series is set in Cork in 2010 and follows Rachel, a bookstore worker.
James helps Rachel pursue a crush on her married professor, Dr. Fred Byrne.
The series is produced by Pageboy Productions with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland and will be distributed by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.