ITV and RTÉ have started filming in Dublin on the third and final series of comedy drama The Dry…
Created by BAFTA-nominated playwright Nancy Harris and directed by Paddy Breathnach the eight-episode series stars Róisín Gallagher in her role as recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan. Last seen holding the seams of her dysfunctional family together and leaving her ex-boyfriend to board a plane to Melbourne by himself, Shiv now meets Daryl, a handsome and mysterious Australian stranger, who seemingly develops a fixation with her, turning up out of the blue at a recovery meeting.
Nana Hughes, Head of Scripted Comedy at ITV:
“ITV are absolutely thrilled to be part of the team alongside RTÉ and Element Pictures for the third and final series of The Dry. Nancy Harris’ scripts will make you laugh and may well make you cry….I did both just reading the scripts. Nancy’s award winning writing delivers more of the chaotic mess that is the Sheridan family. I can’t wait to see what Paddy and the cast will bring to the finale of this wonderful show.”
Series three also sees original cast return including IFTA nominee Siobhán Cullen as Caroline, Adam John Richardson as Ant, Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds as Tom, Pom Boyd as Bernie, Moe Dunford as Jack and Eoin Duffy as Rory.
As ITV raise a toast (via sparkling water) to the final sip of the soulfully sharp, critically acclaimed comedy The Dry, the Sheridans are about to face their biggest challenge yet; a long-held family secret that throws everyone off kilter. The family desperately try to forge new lives amidst the betrayals of the past but destructive patterns start to emerge. Soon it’s Shiv, who might not want to face some hard truths, realising there’s only so long she can blame her family, the bad men in her life and even the drink: what if the real problem is just…herself?
Writer Nancy Harris:
“It has been a true joy to see audiences embrace the Sheridan family in all their dysfunctional glory and I am so grateful to have gotten to tell this story over three seasons. The third and final season aims to go deeper than ever before, really getting under the skin of Shiv and the family in a way that we hope is both surprising, funny and (painfully) honest.”
Produced by Element Pictures for ITVX and RTÉ in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, The Dry is executive produced by Emma Norton, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures, a Fremantle company (Poor Things, Normal People), alongside Nancy Harris and Paddy Breathnach. ITV Studios is handling global distribution.
