The Dry

I saw The Guardian describe this as an "Irish Fleabag" which really piqued my interest. This might be controversial, but I enjoyed this way more than Fleabag! I'm sober, and so it felt really real to me- painful and gritty and incredibly true to life. Sorcha Richardson's soundtrack added a beautiful depth to the series as well. I hope there will be a series two.

Isn't it wonderful when you watch something and you don't have high expectations and then episode by episode it develops into something that raises all sorts of emotions. I loved this drama. I didn't laugh once, smirked a bit, but didn't laugh, so the comedy level wasn't up there for me. But, I loved it all the same. Great script and wonderful wholly believable performances from a great cast. This is a superb piece of filmmaking. I hope it gets the viewing and adulation it deserves.

Gee - how many required characters! Watch it, you might find it surprises you too. It left me feeling thoughtful and sad and I love it when a show can do that.

Has everything you want. Great acting, genuine laugh out loud moments and powerful messages. I think her sponsor steals the show but it has many memorable scenes. From the start in the airport where she tries to help a man drinking Guinness in the morning to the diatribe at the finale it was packed with superb writing. There was a lot in it - alcoholic, gay brother, cheating sister & father, cheating herself. In fact all the characters were carrying some weight on their shoulders but it was all tastefully and humorously dealt with.

Hope season 2 is in the pipeline as RTE could do with investing in this as opposed to some of the drivel they currently call light entertainment.

The fact that this show isn't well known blows my mind - it's genuinely the best show I've seen so far this year. The whole cast is incredible - especially Roisin Gallagher who shifts from comedy to tragedy to pathos and carries the show on her shoulders. It's been described as an 'Irish fleabag', which does it a disservice - it's own thing with a mixture of darkness, drama, addiction and dysfunctional family dynamics told in a deeply sarcastic, darkly humorous voice. Both hands together praying for season two!

What a great show and for once shows what being an alcoholic is like and how meetings are. The characters are all very realistic and it shows what a dysfunctional family are like but being that they all love each other.