Marian Keyes on The Walsh Sisters: “I never even considered that I would actually hate it”
The Walsh Sisters author Marian Keyes has said that she “never considered” the possibility that the BBC’s new TV adaptation might not be to her liking. Adapted from her books, the series follows a “dysfunctional, but deeply loveable” family comprised of five sisters, their devout mother and bemused father, all of whom are based in Dublin. The synopsis teases: “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.” Keyes is attached to The Walsh Sisters as an executive producer, but told Radio Times that she certainly wasn’t protective over her source material, which she happily handed over to screenwriter and co-star Stefanie Preissner. Want to see this content? To show this content, we need your permission to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its required purposes to load content on this page. “I knew Stefanie already, and I knew her work, and I recommended her as …
