The Walsh Sisters [RTÉ One]

Poor Aidan Quinn - this is his Cyril Cusack in Glenroe

Also, astonished to see Debi Mazar's in this. Did she really like Ireland after making Space Truckers here, thirty years ago?

Absolutely dreadful.Really weak script and poor acting, though to be fair, the writing gives the actors very little to work with.

I didn't watch and not something I would watch typically, but having suffered an annoying ad for it on every ad break for The Traitors, I'm glad to hear it was ****

Wasn't expecting much but my God that was awful. I wouldn't be overly critical of the actors I think most of the problems stem from a very poor script. A real head scratcher was Adian Quinn. What was he thinking when he signed for this muck.

I think they were trying to mimic "this life" the late 90s UK sitcom with all the nightclub and drug taking scenes at the start. It didn't really work though as dublin is not London late 90s and RTE cannot do a genuine nightlife scene, you just have to see fair city for that . The accents were cringy aswell, with the lifestyle they were allegedly leading they should have been a bit rough around the edges

You took the words right out of my mouth.

It looks so undynamic too, from what I've seen. Real locations end up looking like the Carrigstown backlot.

At the beginning I thought it was trying to be an Irish Sex And The City but after a few minutes I agree with you.

I just don't recognise this sort of lifestyle and family dynamic at all in Dublin so just can't relate

Because it doesn't exist, those rathmines girls would be too uppity to be going to dingy nightclubs which don't really exist much in dublin now anyways, maybe 20 years ago it might have been a bit more realistic. They would be in the fancy rugby bars around rathmines and ballsbridge, searsons and the bridge for example. The 80s and 90s were the hayday for that scene in dublin with all the lesson street late night clubs

but I think them being set in the 90s works better in that respect too.

Oh so it was originally written in the 90s and that's what she was portraying , the dublin scene of the 90s? If that was the case then it was a mistake to try and write it as being contemporary . Maybe taking cocaine might be relevant but hardly in a dingy nightclub, it's mostly done at home now i believe

I didnt think much of last nights episode but will give it a 2nd chance next week to see if it improves. I think the actors playing the 5 sisters are miscast - none have any qualities which grabs the viewers interest. What the hell is Stephanie Preizner doing in it - she cant act or write- absolutely hate her. ( incidently she also wrote the screenplay so im guessing she cast herself)

I read all the books written by Marian Keyes about the Walsh family and they were brilliant - so i was let down by last nights episode. Years ago there was a film made called watermelon made about this family ( story of when Claire was an unmarried pregnant girl). Brenda Fricker played the mammy and she was brilliant. Anna Friel played Claire and she was also brilliant.

I think it’s been completely overhyped. SP & Marion on the LLS were insufferable & they’ve an equally insufferable podcast every week too!

Really have to hand it to RTE for keeping their shows unique and a lens on modern Ireland.

Think this is entertaining and especially like the added social media around the series with the podcast. Very Disney.