THE DRY ***NEW SERIES***

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Broadcast Details: Wednesday 1st March, 9.35pm

The Dry stars Roisin Gallagher as Shiv Sheridan who returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, sober and full of good intentions - but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry’ much harder than she expected. 

As Shiv tries to navigate this new phase of her life, so must her family…and they all have issues they don’t want to face. Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris (Our New Girl, Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, Rosie) are the team behind The Dry. 

Episode 1

Shiv returns home to Dublin for her grandmother’s funeral. She is newly sober and Irish funerals are rarely tee-total, can she stay on the dry?

Episode 2

Shiv looks for a sponsor in Dublin as the rest of the Sheridans come to terms with the prospect of her remaining with them indefinitely.

Harris has created and written the 8 x 30 min scripts, with Breathnach directing all episodes in the Dublin set series. On the origins of the series, writer Nancy Harris says, ‘I came up with the idea for The Dry over a couple of years, as like a lot of people, addiction has touched my life in different ways. However, every time I’d ever seen addiction represented on screen, it had always been in the most extreme way, such as somebody in rehab. I was interested in exploring the ordinary reality of being sober. And of finding the humour in suddenly having to navigate the emotional minefields and absurdities of family life- all while trying not to drink.’

The Dry also stars recent Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, The Terror), Pom Boyd (Vanity Fair, Frank of Ireland), Siobhán Cullen (Origin, The Limehouse Golem), Moe Dunford (The Dig, Vikings) and newcomer Adam Richardson. Emma Norton and Michael Dawson are Exec Producing for Element alongside company founders Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and writer Nancy Harris.

The Dry will air on RTÉ One on Wednesday March 1st at 9.30pm. A double bill of 2 episodes per night will air for four weeks. All episodes in the series will be available on the RTÉ Player after the first two episodes air on Wednesday March 1st.

Cast:

  • Roisin Gallagher as Shiv Sheridan
  • Siobhán Cullen as Caroline Sheridan
  • Pom Boyd as Bernie Sheridan
  • Moe Dunford as Jack
  • Adam Richardson as Ant Sheridan
  • Eoin Duffy as Rory
  • Ciarán Hinds 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