Haughey (TV series)
Haughey is a four-part mini-series documenting the life of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey which was first broadcast on Irish television channel RTÉ One in June and July 2005. It was aired as part of RTÉ's summer schedule that year.
| Haughey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Mint Productions |
| Directed by | Niamh Sammon |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Miriam O'Callaghan and Steve Carson |
| Producer | Niamh Sammon |
| Running time | 4×52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | 13 June – 4 July 2005 |
Haughey is a creation of Mint Productions, the company founded by presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and her producer husband Steve Carson, responsible for the 2003's Fine Gael: A Family At War and later the 2008 Bertie documentary series. Unlike Bertie, which saw one of Haughey's successors as Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, give a "marathon" three-hour interview to the cameras and national television, Haughey could not be persuaded to take a direct part in the series. However, he did give his blessing to the involvement of his family and friends in co-operating with the programme.