''The Dry'' is an Irish comedy-drama television series developed by

Element Pictures Element Pictures is an Irish film studio, cinema and television production company

BritBox BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, operating in nine countries across North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.

original on 5 May 2022.

Cast

Main

* Roisin Gallagher as Shiv Sheridan *

Siobhán Cullen Siobhán Kate Cullen (born February 1990) is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, making her debut in Marina Carr's '' By the Bog of Cats'' (1998) at the Abbey Theatre. She landed her first major screen role in Eoin Macken' ...

as Caroline Sheridan * Pom Boyd as Bernie Sheridan *

Moe Dunford Moe Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Vikings'' and '' Patrick's Day''. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards. Early life Dunford was b ...

as Jack * Adam Richardson as Ant Sheridan * Eoin Duffy as Rory *

Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds (; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), ''Persuasion'' (19 ...

as Tom Sheridan

Recurring

* Emmanuel Okoye as Max * Janet Moran as Karen * Hélène Patarot as Mina * Dagmar Döring as Kristen * Stephen Hogan as Dan * Barry Barnes as Simon

Production

Development

A 6-part series was in development from Element for

RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís � ...

in 2020, and it was confirmed that December that the project would receive funding from the

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) ( ga, Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann) was established on 1 October 2009 effectively replacing the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) ( ga, Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann). The BAI is ...

. In August 2021, it was announced

BritBox BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, operating in nine countries across North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.

UK had commissioned ''The Dry'' from Element in association with

Screen Ireland Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the developm ...

ITV Studios ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcas ...

, and

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 ...

. Writer

Nancy Harris Nancy Harris is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. She was given the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2012. Early life and education Harris is the daughter of Anne Harris (journalist), Anne and Eoghan Harris. She was educated at Trinity C ...

and director

Paddy Breathnach Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed ''Man About Dog'', ''Blow Dry'' and ''Shrooms (film), Shrooms''. He was also involved in the production of ''The Mighty Celt'' and ''Ape (2012 film), Ape''. Filmog ...

are behind the 8-part comedy-drama. Harris is executive producing the series alongside Emma Norton, Michael Dawson, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe of Element.

Casting

Alongside the commission came the casting announcement, with Roisin Gallagher set to star and

, Adam J. Richardson, and Pom Boyd rounding out the cast.

Filming

Principal photography began in August 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dry (TV series), The 2022 Irish television series debuts BritBox original programming RTÉ original programming Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland Works about alcoholism