The rest of the sisters will be played by Caroline Menton, Danielle Galligan, Máiréad Tyers and Stefanie Preissner.
Today the BBC and RTÉ have announced the lead cast members for new comedy-drama The Walsh Sisters, is inspired by and part based on two of Marian Keyes’ novels, Rachel’s Holiday and Anybody Out There.
The Walsh Sisters features a chaotic, dysfunctional but deeply loveable family of five sisters, their mother and bemused father and is described as "a comedy about serious things " promising to be a pacey, brutally honest and uncompromisingly funny exposé of the realities of being an Irish sister.
Set in their Dublin hometown, the five-part comedy drama follows the lives of Anna, Rachel, Maggie, Claire and Helen as they navigate the peaks and troughs of their late 20s and 30s. This is a sisterhood full of in-jokes, hand-me-down resentments and more than a few old wounds. But their DNA, history and shared love of power ballads keep the Walsh sisters together in the face of heartbreak, grief, addiction and parenthood.
Louisa Harland leads the cast as the troubled Anna Walsh with rising talent Caroline Menton taking on the role of one of Marian’s most-loved characters, sister Rachel.
On joining the cast, Louisa Harland said "Couldn’t be happier to be part of the Walsh family. These books mean so much to so many."
To which Caroline Menton added "I’m absolutely thrilled to be a part of The Walsh Sisters. Rachel is such a beloved character that has resonated with me and countless others around the world for nearly two decades. Hers is a story of hope and I feel so privileged to get the opportunity to bring Rachel to life and be a part of bringing Marian Keyes’ iconic Walsh family to the screen."
Danielle Galligan brings oldest sister Claire to life and Máiréad Tyers will play the fearless baby of the family, Helen. The final Walsh sister will be played by Stefanie Preissner who plays ‘mammy’s favourite’.
In addition to appearing on screen as Maggie, Dublin-based Preissner will be the creative lead and writer across the series and will bejoined by Kefi Chadwick who'll write two episodes.
Irish-American actor Aidan Quinn will play put-upon Jack ‘Daddy’ Walsh alongside his screen wife Carrie Crowley, who recreates eccentric Mammy Walsh. And American actress Debi Mazar has signed up for the part of Chaquie.
Other cast members include Gina Moxley who will play Josephine and Jay Duffy who will play Rachel’s complicated love interest Luke Costello with Samuel Anderson playing Anna's love interest, Aidan.
Produced by Cuba Pictures and Metropolitan Films International, The Walsh Sisters will be directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and produced by Patrick O’Donoghue for Irish public broadcaster RTÉ in association with the BBC and Screen Ireland.
It'll be executive produced by RTÉ’s head of drama David Crean and director of co-productions and acquisitions Dermot Horan; Cuba Pictures’ joint CEOs Dixie Linder and Nick Marston; Metropolitan Films’ producer and director David McLoughlin; Cineflix Rights’ James Durie and Tom Misselbrook; Stefanie Preissner; and Marian Keyes and Tony Baines.
The Walsh Sisters will air on BBC One
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