

2021–2021 · RTÉ ONE · Ended
It's been 30 years since the world was introduced to the Dublin suburb of Barrytown. Now, three decades on, the actor Colm Meaney – who featured across the trilogy of films – explores the world of Barrytown: the people who populated it, the real lives that inspired it, and those who helped create it. He peers through this fictional window into a brief moment in the history of modern Ireland: a time when the fortunes of the country and its citizens were changing utterly.Back to Barrytown will focus on the stories, themes and characters of each of the three books, capturing the fanciful daydreams of escape and prosperity, and the down to earth realities of family, friendship and community.
Sunday at 21:30 (Europe/Dublin)
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S01E03 · Episode 3
2021-05-30
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Episode 1
2021-05-16 · 60 min
Episode 2
2021-05-23 · 60 min
Episode 3
2021-05-30 · 60 min
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