Aifric

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Aifric
Format	Teenage
Starring	Clíona Ní Chíosain
Country of origin	Ireland
Language(s)	Irish
Production
Camera setup	Single-Camera
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TG4
Picture format	PAL (16:9)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	2006-11-02 – Present

Aifric (/ãːfʲɾʲɪk/) is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers, directed by Paul Mercier.

The first of the weekly thirteen-part series began broadcasting on 31 October 2006, the date of TG4's tenth anniversary.

The programme charts the progress of fourteen-year-old Aifric (played by newcomer Clíona Ní Chíosain), along with her somewhat eccentric family, as she tries to settle into her new life in Conamara, having recently moved from Dublin.

[edit] Characters

Aifric - the protagonist; fun-loving, insecure, mercurial

Sophie - Aifric's best friend and confidante

Claudia - Aifric's rival; blonde, rich, arrogant, pretentious

Traolach - Aifric's younger brother, has a keen interest in Eastern philosophy

Maim - Aifric and Traolach's mother

Daid - Aifric and Traolach's father, accountant by profession, but rock musician by aspiration

Bróna - Eccentric classmate of Aifrics, has few (if any) friends, plays the cymbals

Maidhc - Aifric's classmate, he has a crush on Aifric

Leo - The "surfer dude" of the series, who Aifric has a crush on

Season 2 was released in October 2007

Trivia

Over 95% of production budget was spent in the Galway region

The production employed over 100 crew and a cast of almost 150 actors

In August 2004, there was a national talent search which auditioned over 1000 hopeful teenagers for the many young roles in the show, including that of Aifric.