''The Walshes'' is an Irish comedy television series that was first broadcast on

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on 6 March and

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on 13 March 2014. The three-part series was written by

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and the comedy group

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, 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. The show was originally shown on

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and was broadcast again on

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in November 2014. The writer, Graham Linehan, has said that if the show gets higher viewing figures this time it may come back with a new series. In January 2015, Graham Linehan announced on

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that the show had been cancelled, blaming "zero publicity" from BBC Two.

Cast

*Niall Gaffney as Tony *

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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 *

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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

. In November 2013, it was reported that Linehan had directed a pilot based on the web series, marking his first non-audience sitcom. The show is co-produced by Boom Pictures and Delightful Industries for

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and the

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, but was originally intended for

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serves as producer. Studio filming took place at

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in London, while some location filming took place in Dublin.

Episode list

References

External links

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