Saturday 20 April, 2024

All of Roddy Doyle's excellent series 'Family' is now on YouTube

Really excellent telly.

WHEN FAMILY AIRED on RTÉ and BBC in 1994 it was groundbreaking telly.

Written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Michael Winterbottom, the four part series followed the Spencers, a working class family living on a Dublin housing estate.

All four episodes are now up on YouTube, in case you fancy watching/re-watching.

Here’s the first one:

GLEN DOYLE / YouTube

via Reddit Ireland

‘I’ve a fierce deadline’ – Roddy Doyle enjoying task of writing Roy Keane’s new book>

What’s the greatest episode of Irish television ever?

Author

Emer McLysaght

Send Tip or Correction View all articles

Your Voice

Readers Comments

5

Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts.
Other

Download our app

All of Roddy Doyle's excellent series 'Family' is now on YouTube

‘I’ve a fierce deadline’ – Roddy Doyle enjoying task of writing Roy Keane’s new book>

What’s the greatest episode of Irish television ever?