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I had nothing to do I just had to watch what happened."ĭublin-born Norton, who grew up in Co Cork, was full of praise for the changes made by screenwriters Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Karen Cogan. "I've had my time with those characters and it was time to hand them over. "I was very clear that I did not want to do the adaptation," he says. "It's a very small place and they are kind of like a giant dysfunctional family."įilmed in Skibbereen, Holding is based on the 2017 novel by Graham Norton, who enjoyed his role as executive producer, seeing the world he created come to life in front of him. "Certainly in Mrs O'Driscoll's head she leads the town, and if there was a position of mayor she would be at and self-appointed there is no doubt," laughs Pauline, who sums up the residents of Duneen.
The things she is trying to treat the void with are never going to work, but what she gets from them is short highs," adds McKenna.Īcademy Award-winning actress Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) returns to television in the role of Lizzie Meany, a shy presence in PJ's life who has been battling her own demons and secrets, whilst Pauline McLynn (Father Ted) is local shop owner and busybody Eileen O'Driscoll.Īs her deceased husband was the local Garda before PJ, she isn't shy of making comments on everything he does. This is evident in Evelyn's relationships, which seem to have a tempestuous nature to them. The compelling murder mystery unfolds with a distinctive and darkly comic tone and explores themes of grief, community, family and various shades of love - from quietly passionate to taboo to unrequited. I wanted to be true to her and I hope the audience sees through to the heart because it is there," says the Monaghan actress.
You kind of want to choke her and hug her at the exact same time. The two women are at the heart of the community and neither is above suspicion. McSweeney (Derry Girls' Sister Michael) plays vulnerable, messy Bríd Riordan, who had been due to marry Tommy before his untimely disappearance, whilst Charlene McKenna (Bloodlands) plays Evelyn Ross, who was desperately in love with him in her youth.
"But just when he thinks he's going to take off by himself, this superior is sent down to oversee everything." A bit like myself, he's waited all his life and suddenly in his 50s an amazing case comes along," says Hill. "It's the best piece of writing I've been given in my career. In doing so he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regrets. When the body of long-lost local man Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is tasked to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career and is forced to connect with the village he has tried hard to avoid. One of life's outsiders, the gentle but towering police officer hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. The answer is ITV's new drama Holding, which introduces viewers to a surprising, quirky and shrewdly observed sleepy village community in west Cork.īallycastle actor Hill, best known for his portrayal of Lord Varys in Game of Thrones, plays the leading role of Sergeant PJ Collins.
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WHAT do you get if you blend legend of TV comedy Kathy Burke and chat show host Graham Norton with Olivier Award-winning actor Conleth Hill and Derry Girls' Siobhán McSweeney?
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