Now, RTÉ is inflicting another horror upon us in the form of the violent melodrama 1923 (RTÉ One, 9.35pm) – a prequel to the blockbusting Kevin Costner modern cowboy caper Yellowstone, in which Mirren plays the wife of Harrison Ford’s rugged rancher Jacob Dutton in Prohibition-era Montana. But you can’t help but wonder whether that paradox is lost on Sheridan, who seems to regard the Scots and Irish as nothing beyond violent and unruly (15 minutes in and they’re already engaged in a mass punch-up). So it proves in 1923, which splits the story between Cara and Jacob’s experiences as frontier ranchers in Montana and their nephew Spencer (Brandon Sklenar), a veteran of the second World War who has embarked on a life shooting iffy CGI lions and elephants in Kenya.
Author: Ed Power
Published at: 2025-07-01 21:00:00
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