BritBox UK commissions an original comedy-drama series The Dry. 

The Dry will be produced for BritBox by Element Pictures, in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, Rosie) are behind the eight-part series set in Dublin, which began shooting on Monday, and debuts exclusively on BritBox UK in 2022.

The series celebrates the joyful chaos and dark absurdities of family life in a series that is all about recovery. It stars Roisin Gallagher (The Fall, Nowhere Special), Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones, The Terror), Pom Boyd (Vanity Fair, Frank of Ireland), Siobhán Cullen (Origin, The Limehouse Golem), Moe Dunford (The Dig, Vikings) and newcomer Adam Richardson.

It focusses on the challenge of giving up drinking:

When Shiv Sheridan (Gallagher) returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, she is 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.

Screenwriter Nancy Harris said “I’m over the moon to be working with Element Pictures, Paddy Breathnach and this spectacular cast of insanely talented Irish actors. It’s a dream collaboration and I can’t wait to bring the BritBox audience this family comedy-drama which pivots on the oxymoron of giving up drink in Ireland.”

You can read more in the Britbox announcement, and you can expect to see The Dry in 2022.