''Bachelors Walk'' was an Irish (

RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...

)

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series shot in and around Dublin. The programme was first broadcast on Network 2 on 1 October 2001. After a run of three series and an absence for three years, a one-off Christmas special which aired on

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2006 on RTÉ Two.

Plot

The series revolves around Barry, who is looking for a

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; Raymond, a film critic; and Michael, a barrister, who live in a house in

Bachelors Walk Bachelors Walk is a street and quay on the north bank of the Liffey, Dublin, Ireland. It runs between Liffey Street Lower (to the west) and O'Connell Street Lower and O'Connell Bridge (to the east). It was the setting for the eponymous TV serie ...

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Cast

* Keith McErlean as Barry *

Don Wycherley Don Wycherley (born 15 September 1967, Skibbereen, County Cork) is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in ''Father Ted'', Father Aidan O'Connell in ''Ballykissangel'', and Raymond in ''Bachelors Walk''. Wycherley is a fluent Irish sp ...

as Raymond *

Simon Delaney Simon Delaney (born 2 September 1970) is an Irish actor, director and television presenter. He is known for appearances in a range of films and television series such as RTÉ's comedy-drama ''Bachelors Walk'' and CBS' legal drama ''The Good Wife' ...

as Michael *Marcella Plunkett as Alison *Kelly Campbell as Jane *Donna Dent as Constance * Nick Lee as James Lester *Moya Farrelly as Sally *Antony Conaty as Estate Agent *Barbara Griffin as Jane *Ailish Symons as Jennifer *Vincent Walsh as Davor *Des Nealon as Michael's Father * Annie Ryan as Kate *

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as Rachel *Aidan Kelly as Dean Jordan *Oliver Maguire as Russell

Production

The first series was filmed during the summer of 2000. Most of the series was filmed on location in

, the house where the series is set is on Lower Ormond Quay, west of the

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. The pub featured throughput the series is

Mulligan's Mulligan's is a pub in Dublin, Ireland which opened on Poolbeg Street in 1854. History The first Mulligan's was established on Thomas Street, Dublin in 1782. The Mulligan family moved their business to several different premises, before leasing ...

pub on Poolbeg Street. The second series was filmed during the summer of 2002.

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

Season 2 (2002)

Season 3 (2003)

Christmas Special (2006)

Release

Only the first series has been released on DVD; music rights issues have prevented the release of seasons 2 and 3.

References

External links

* 2001 Irish television series debuts 2006 Irish television series endings Irish comedy-drama television series RTÉ original programming Television shows set in Dublin (city) {{Comedy-tv-prog-stub