BODKIN star Will Forte has cited Ireland’s “beautiful rolling pastures” among the best things about filming in the Emerald Isle. The US actor and comedian - who has starred in television hits including Saturday Night Live and The Last Man on Earth – plays true crime podcaster Gilbert in the Netflix drama, which began airing last month. He stars alongside Dublin actor Siobhán Cullen, who plays fellow podcaster Dove, as the pair investigate a disappearance in the small Irish village of Bodkin.
The popular series was filmed entirely in Ireland and features stunning scenery in West Cork, Wicklow and Dublin, a fact not lost on Forte. “One of the most exciting things about working in Ireland is getting to shoot on location,” the actor says. “Most of the time we're just out in these beautiful rolling pastures or on these cliff sides,” he explained in a behind the scenes video for Tourism Ireland (TI) which was released this week.
“Every scene seems like it's taking place in this delicious morsel of Irish landscape,” he adds. Cullen, who also features in the TI video, said Union Hall in Cork made “the perfect Bodkin” because of its natural beauty. “It’s so stunning and it kind of encapsulates all of what people imagine about the beauty of Ireland – it's all here, it's such a stunning place,” she explained.
Robyn Cara, David Wilmot and Chris Walley also star in the seven-episode thriller, which sees the investigative team unravel more than they can ch.