The Walshes
| The Walshes | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on |
The Taste of Home by Diet of Worms |
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| Directed by | Graham Linehan |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Boden |
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| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
The Walshes is an Irish-British comedy television series set to broadcast on RTÉ One and BBC Four in March 2014. The three-part series was written by Graham Linehan and the comedy group Diet of Worms, and is based on the group's 2010 web series The Taste of Home. The show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown. Diet of Worms portray the family, reprising their roles from the web series.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- Niall Gaffney as Tony
- Philippa Dunne as Carmel
- Amy Stephenson as Ciara, daughter of Tony and Carmel
- Rory Connolly as Rory, son of Tony and Carmel
- Shane Langan as Graham, Ciara's new boyfriend
- Owen Roe as Martin, a family friend
Production
The show is based on The Taste of Home, a five-episode web series released in 2010, starring and written by the comedy group Diet of Worms. In November 2013, it was reported that Linehan had directed a pilot based on the web series, marking his first non-audience sitcom.[5][6] The show is co-produced by Boom Pictures and Delightful Industries for RTE and the BBC, but was originally intended for ITV.[7] Richard Boden serves as producer.[8][9][10] Studio filming took place at Teddington Studios in London, while some location filming took place in Dublin.[11]
References
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (31 January 2014). "Mackenzie Crook to play metal detector enthusiast in one of four new BBC4 comedies". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Considine, Pippa (31 January 2014). "BBC4 orders four comedies". Televisual. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Brzoznowski, Kristin (31 January 2014). "New Comedies Coming to BBC Four". Worldscreen. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Flynn, Fiona (31 January 2014). "Father Ted writer's new series 'The Walshes' coming soon!". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ MacGregor, Rachel (28 November 2013). "Graham Linehan working on new Irish sitcom". Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "BBC4 reveals new comedies". chortle.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Diet of Worms set for ITV series with The Walshes". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "New Graham Linehan comedy for RTÉ". RTE. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "BBC4 reveals new comedies". Chortle. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Graham Linehan working on Irish sitcom". Chortle. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Graham Linehan writing new Irish sitcom". RTE. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
External links
- The Walshes at the British Comedy Guide
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