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The Walsh Sisters Debuts on BBC One to Early Praise and Renewal Hopes

Critics describe a frank Irish family drama drawn from Marian Keyes’s novels.

Overview

  • The six-part adaptation premiered on BBC One over the weekend and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
  • The story follows five Dublin sisters — Rachel, Anna, Maggie, Claire and Helen — adapted from Keyes’s bestselling books.
  • Marian Keyes serves as executive producer, and Stefanie Preissner co-writes the series and plays the sister Maggie.
  • Early notices from the Daily Mail and HELLO! praise the raucous energy and emotionally grounded storytelling.
  • Keyes and Preissner have voiced hopes for a second series, though the BBC has not announced a renewal.