Holding (TV series)
Holding is an upcoming four-part television series based on the debut novel of the same name by Graham Norton.
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| Based on | Holding by Graham Norton |
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| Directed by | Kathy Burke |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Martina Niland |
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Cast
- Conleth Hill as PJ Collins
- Siobhán McSweeney as Bríd Riordan
- Charlene McKenna as Evelyn Ross
- Helen Behan as Abigail Ross
- Brenda Fricker as Lizzie Meaney
- Pauline McLynn as Eileen O'Driscoll
- Clinton Liberty as Linus Dunne
- Amy Conroy as Florence Ross
- Olwen Fouéré as Kitty Harrington
- Demi Isaac Oviawe as Aoife
- Eleanor Tiernan as Susan Hickey
- Gary Shelford as Anthony Riordan
- Lochlann Ó Mearáin as Cormac Byrne
- Sky Yang as Stephen Chen
Production
Development
It was announced in May 2021 that ITV had commissioned a four-part adaptation of Graham Norton's novel. Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Karen Cogan would write the script for ITV's label Happy Prince with Kathy Burke directing and Martina Niland for Port Pictures.[1]
Casting
Alongside the commission in May, Conleth Hill was cast as the lead character PJ Collins. It was later announced in July 2021 that Siobhán McSweeney, Charlene McKenna, Helen Behan, Pauline McLynn, and Brenda Fricker would star alongside Hill with the likes of Clinton Liberty, Amy Conroy, Olwen Fouéré, Eleanor Tiernan, Gary Shelford, Lochlann Ó Mearáin, Sky Yang, and Demi Isaac Oviawe also having joined the cast.[2] Additional cast members
Filming
Principal photography took place on location in West Cork with support from Screen Ireland, beginning in July 2021 and wrapping in October. Filming locations included Drimoleague and Castletownshend.[3]
References
- "ITV commissions four part drama Holding". ITV Press Centre. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "Brenda Fricker, Siobhán McSweeney, Charlene McKenna, Helen Behan and Pauline McLynn cast alongside Conleth Hill in ITV drama Holding". ITV Press Centre. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- McCarthy, Esther (6 October 2021). "That's a wrap: Adaptation of Graham Norton book completes filming in Co Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 December 2021.