''Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' is an

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television series. It was created by Stefanie Preissner and produced for

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in 2016.

Seána Kerslake Seána Kerslake () is an Irish actress. She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama '' Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' (2016–2018). In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by Screen International as a '' Sta ...

played fund manager Aisling and

Nika McGuigan Danika McGuigan (4 January 1986 – 23 July 2019) was a North Irish actress, born in Northern Ireland and raised in England. She was known for her role as Danielle Mullane in ''Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' (2016–2018). She was posthumously awarde ...

played art student Danielle. They are twenty-something friends from Mallow,

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, who share a house in Dublin. The first season was picked up by

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in 2017 and

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in the US, UK and

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in 2018. A second series was commissioned in 2017 and broadcast in 2018. The series also featured

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. In August 2018, writer Stefanie Preissner confirmed that a third series would not be made, thus ending the series.

Cast

as Aisling O'Dowd *

Danika McGuigan Danika McGuigan (4 January 1986 – 23 July 2019) was a North Irish actress, born in Northern Ireland and raised in England. She was known for her role as Danielle Mullane in '' Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' (2016–2018). She was posthumously award ...

as Danielle Mullane Season 1, episode 3 *

as Kate * Sheila Moylette as Lorraine * Muiris Crowley as Ferg * Hannah Sheehan as Rachel * Steve Blount as Taxi Good *

Laurence O'Fuarain Laurence O'Fuarain (born 24 April 1990) is an Irish actor, having had roles in season 5 of '' Game of Thrones'' (2015), '' Rebellion'' (2016), season 5 of ''Vikings'' (2017) and '' Into the Badlands'' (2017). He appears as Fjall the warrior in ...

as Lorcan (series 1) * Lesa Thurman as Jennifer (series 1) * Seán Óg Cairns as Austin (series 2) *

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as Joe (series 2)

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Series 2 (2018)

References

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