James McArdle and Four Mothers director and writer talk mothers, gay sons and Andrew Scott’s accent coaching

The cast of Four Mothers (Image: BFI)

The Irish brogue is one of the most frequently butchered accents in film history. Even Jamie Dornan defied expectations with a shockingly caricature country Irish twang in Irish Mountain Thyme — despite actually being Irish. It’s why I feel compelled to compliment Scotsman James McArdle on his extremely convincing Irish accent in his role as lead character Edward in the upcoming film Four Mothers, co-written by brothers Colin and Darren Thornton, from Ireland’s County Louth.

“That’s good,” McArdle replies when I mention how undetectable his real accent was in the film. “Andrew Scott was sort of my stealth accent coach, along with Colin and Darren. It was a triumvirate,” he tells me.

Colin adds with a laugh, “When I first heard James’s accent,

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