First look images of ‘The Walsh Sisters’, based on novels by Marian Keyes
RTÉ shares first look images of drama series The Walsh Sisters, based on the novels by Marian Keyes
Coming to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from Sunday 28 September, 9.30pm
RTÉ, in association with the BBC, Screen Ireland and Cineflix Rights has released first look photos of the eagerly anticipated comedy drama series The Walsh Sisters. Based on the novels by best-selling author Marian Keyes, the series will begin on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday 28 September at 9.30pm.
Part based on the blockbuster novels Rachel’s Holiday and Anybody Out There, the six-part series is a darkly funny, emotionally raw drama about five Irish sisters— Anna, Rachel, Claire, Maggie, and Helen — bound by love, history, and a tendency to self-destruct.
When Rachel’s addiction spirals out of control, it sets off a chain of events that shakes the entire family to its core. Anna faces a profound personal crisis, while Rachel is forced into rehab and must face the chaos she’s created. Claire is struggling to redefine herself as a single mother, Maggie is desperate to start a family of her own, and Helen, stoic and sharp, is hiding battles that no one can see. As they stumble through secrets, family feuds, and moments of grace, each sister must confront who they really are and the roles they’ve always played. At its heart, the series is about messy love, painful growth, and the bonds that hold us together.
Headlining the cast are Louisa Harland (Derry Girls, Renegade Nell, Love/Hate) as the troubled Anna Walsh and rising talent Caroline Menton (Oddity, All Creatures Great and Small) taking on the role of one of Marian’s most loved characters, sister Rachel. Danielle Galligan (House of Guinness, Spilt Milk, Shadow and Bone) plays eldest sister Claire and BAFTA-nominated Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary, My Lady Jane, Belfast) plays Helen. The final Walsh sister, Maggie, is played by stage, screen and screenwriting talent Stefanie Preissner (Solpadeine is My Boyfriend, Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope, How to Adult).
Aidan Quinn (This is my Father, Legends of the Fall, Song for a Raggy Boy) stars as Jack ‘Daddy’ Walsh alongside his screen wife Carrie Crowley (An Cailín Ciúin, Hope Street, Smother) as eccentric Mammy Walsh. Jay Duffy (Wheel of Time, Northern Lights) plays Rachel’s complicated love interest Luke Costello. Samuel Anderson (Amandaland, Landscapers) will also feature as Aidan – Anna’s love interest, and Debi Mazar (Kaos, Younger, Entourage) plays the part of Chaquie.
The series was written by Stefanie Preissner and Kefi Chadwick (Rivals, Death in Paradise), directed by Ian Fitzgibbon (Hullraisers, Moone Boy), the producer is Patrick O’Donoghue (The Tourist, Brooklyn, The Wonder). It is produced by Cuba Pictures and Metropolitan Pictures for RTÉ in association with the BBC, Screen Ireland and Cineflix Rights.
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HIGH RES IMAGES: https://we.tl/t-gUt8OqKH29
Photo Credit: Enda Bowe (night out photos) and James Pierce (family dinner photo)
Notes to Editors:
The executive producers of The Walsh Sisters are Dixie Linder and Nick Marston for Cuba Pictures, David McLoughlin for Metropolitan Pictures, David Crean and Dermot Horan for RTÉ, James Durie and Tom Misselbrook for Cineflix Rights, Stefanie Preissner, Marian Keyes, and Tony Baines. Kate McColgan is the executive producer for Screen Ireland. Cineflix Rights is the exclusive worldwide distributor.
RTÉ Communications: Éadaoin Nic Giolla Chomhaill