Holding (TV series)

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Holding
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Holding; by Graham Norton
Written by	Dominic Treadwell-Collins; Karen Cogan;
Directed by	Kathy Burke
Country of origin	Ireland; United Kingdom;
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Martina Niland
Production companies	Happy Prince; Port Pictures;
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	14 March –; 4 April 2022

Holding is a four-part television series based on the debut novel of the same name by Graham Norton. It premiered on ITV on 14 March 2022 and on Virgin Media More in Ireland on 12 April 2022.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Conleth Hill as PJ Collins
Siobhán McSweeney as Bríd Riordan
Charlene McKenna as Evelyn Ross
Helen Behan as Abigail Ross
Amy Conroy as Florence Ross
Pauline McLynn as Eileen O'Driscoll
Olwen Fouéré as Kitty Harrington
Clinton Liberty as Linus Dunne
Gary Shelford as Anthony Riordan
Eleanor Tiernan as Susan Hickey
Sky Yang as Stephen Chen
Brenda Fricker as Lizzie Meaney

Supporting[edit]

Demi Isaac Oviawe as Aoife Akingbola
Calum Rea as Cathal Riordan
Jane Spollen as Carmel Riordan
Lochlann Ó Mearáin as Cormac Byrne
Jim O'Donnell as Willy McCarthy
Pat Kinevane as Martin Flynn
Anne Kent as Nora Goggin
Karl Quinn as John Flynn
Michael Fry as Alan Doddy
Felix Brown as Tommy Burke
Norma Sheahan as D.S. Norma Casey
Graham Norton as Radio DJ (voice)
Ivet Corvea as Doctor Walshe
Gary Murphy as Sgt Looney

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

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[edit]

Alongside the commission in May, Conleth Hill was cast as the lead character PJ Collins.^[2] 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.^[3]

Filming[edit]

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.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "ITV commissions four part drama Holding". ITV Press Centre. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ Kanter, Jake (20 May 2021). "Conleth Hill To Headline ITV Adaptation Of Graham Norton's Debut Novel 'Holding'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 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.

External links[edit]

Holding at IMDb
Holding at British Comedy Guide

[1] "ITV commissions four part drama Holding". ITV Press Centre. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] Kanter, Jake (20 May 2021). "Conleth Hill To Headline ITV Adaptation Of Graham Norton's Debut Novel 'Holding'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

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