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BBC viewers are ‘so obsessed’ with an ‘amazing’ new family drama that they have ‘binged every episode in a day’ after dropping on iPlayer this month.
The Walsh Sisters, which is based the Marian Keyes novel of the same name, premiered on Irish television service RTÉ One in September last year.
The comedy drama follows the lives of siblings Anna (Louisa Harland), Rachel (Caroline Menton), Maggie (Stefanie Preissner), Claire (Danielle Galligan) and Helen (Máiréad Tyers) who live in Dublin.
‘They don’t always get along, but they always have each other’s backs,’ iPlayer’s synopsis reads.
‘Five Irish sisters navigate heartbreak, grudges and glorious chaos – inspired by Marian Keyes’s bestsellers.’
Louisa, Caroline, Stefanie, Danielle and Máiréad are joined by Carrie Crowley, Jay Duffy, Samuel Anderson, Aidan Quinn, Debi Mazar and Gina Moxley on the show.
BBC viewers are ‘so obsessed’ with an ‘amazing’ new family drama that they have ‘binged every episode in a day’ after dropping on iPlayer this month
The Walsh Sisters, which is based the Marian Keyes novel of the same name, premiered on Irish television service RTÉ One in September last year
The comedy drama follows the lives of siblings Anna (Louisa Harland), Rachel (Caroline Menton), Maggie (Stefanie Preissner), Claire (Danielle Galligan) and Helen (Máiréad Tyers) who live in Dublin
Although the series landed in Ireland last year, it has only just become available to watch on the Beeb’s streaming service on February 21.
And those who have watched it have already shared their rave reviews online.
‘Loved loved loved loved loved Episode 1 #TheWalshSisters.’
‘The whole series is on the iPlayer! I’m on episode 4 and obsessed!!’
‘They’re all up on the iPlayer, so you’ve got plenty of time to catch up! I binged the whole series over the weekend and [love] it!’
‘I’m on episode 4, and am obsessed!!’
‘Watched whole series today, love it.’
‘I’ve watched 2 episodes and it’s really good not sure about Mammy Walsh though. Everyone else looked just like I pictured them. ‘
Many have rushed online to share how much they love the show – with one saying that they are ‘obsessed’
The Daily Mail’s Christopher Stevens rated the series four out of five stars.
It sounds like there could be good news for fans and the idea of a second series.
Author of the book Marian has admitted that she wants to see another on our screens.
She said: ‘There’s a part in Rachel’s Holiday, if the second series gets made… Daddy Walsh joins a local am-dram group, which is doing Oklahoma, and he method acts his way to his rehearsals and all, and he talks in an Oklahoma accent and wears a cowboy hat.
‘I would give anything for that to be made, I would find that so, so funny.’
Stefanie, who plays Maggie in the show and wrote the series, confessed: ‘I’m hoping by the end of episode six, there’s still more, it’s not stuff that we can’t make.’
All episodes of The Walsh Sisters are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.