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The Walsh Sisters on BBC.

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Daddima Fri 27-Feb-26 15:31:36

I watched this series based on the books of Marian Keyes, but was a wee bit disappointed. I see BBC listed it as a ‘comedy drama’, but, to me, the gentle comedy of the books was totally missing in this offering. I read that Marian Keyes had said it was like selling your house, as you didn’t know what the new owners would do with it, but I think these new owners definitely missed a trick, firstly by making Mammy Walsh a million miles away from the warm, ditsy character she is in the books, and also making Daddy Walsh’s character unrecognisable ( to me, anyway).
On its own it’s enjoyable enough, but I don’t think the style of it will appeal if you’re hoping for something true to the books.

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MayBee70 Fri 27-Feb-26 15:53:07

I haven’t read the books but watched a couple of episodes last night ( whilst waiting for the election result) even though it hadn’t had a good review on the Must Watch podcast. I really didn’t take to it at all and when reading a review it said that the character of the mother had been totally changed and that they’d omitted most of the warmth and humour that was in the books. I was wondering how people who had read the books felt about it.

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cyberjack Fri 27-Feb-26 16:52:31

I loved the books especially read by Marian Keyes on Audible and was very disappointed with the TV adaptation. The actor who played Rachel was really good though. Some book adaptations suffer a lot despite fabulous actors. The characters chosen for the Strike series adaptations were great but the books were really chopped up. Have to say though, being totally inconsistent, I've just re-watched a version of Jane Eyre with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens on BBC which was absolutely steaming and I don't care that they took liberties a bit as it was amazing.

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Suzieque66 Fri 27-Feb-26 17:25:08

Love reading Marian's books but the series was awful ,,, the mother was a nightmare and the threads of the stories were all mixed up ? Stopped watching after the first 2 ...

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MayBee70 Fri 27-Feb-26 17:30:53

I couldn’t work out what was happening.

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GrannyGravy13 Fri 27-Feb-26 17:34:22

Marian Keyes didn’t write a book titled The Walsh Sisters

She wrote 5 (I think) books which featured one or more of the sisters own stories.

This series appears to be a mash up of all of the Walsh books, which were all entirely different.

I shall not be watching, I enjoyed the books and wish to preserve my memories.

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Washerwoman Fri 27-Feb-26 17:45:12

Well as I haven't read the books ,but have frequently visited Dublin and areas used for filming ,I enjoyed it as no preconceptions. Also having 3 DDs anything to do with sisters and the family dynamics fascinate me.However if Mammy Walsh is a much warmer character in the books I can see why the adaptation was frustrating. This one was an absolute shrew !

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Primrose53 Fri 27-Feb-26 20:12:04

I wanted to enjoy this but switched off after 20 minutes. Dull.

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Nuttynanna2 Sun 08-Mar-26 17:01:19

What a boring programme and I could barely hear what they were saying most of the time.

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J52 Sun 08-Mar-26 18:00:41

I persevered after episode one ( encouraged to do so by a friend). I was pleased that I did and eventually binged it all. I did struggle with some of the dictation but it was easy to guess what was being said.
I liked the way that the sisters had such varied characters, despite ‘Mammy’s’ efforts.

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