Dungarvan's Moe Dunford chats to Geoff about The Dry on RTE.

Written by Nancy Harris and directed by Paddy Breathnach, The Dry is a seven-part dramedy series that began an 8 episode run on RTÉ One on Wednesday 1 March and the Player. Belfast actress Roisin Gallagher stars as Shiv Sheridan, a thirtysomething who's on the dry after years of partying in London and returns to her native south county Dublin.

But while she’s determined to get on to a new phase of her life, there’s a lot more arrested development going on in the rest of her family. Imperfections are plenty, and it doesn’t look as though anyone else in the Sheridan clan could be bothered doing anything to improve matters.

As well as sister Caroline (played by Siobhán Cullen) and brother Ant (Adam Richardson), there are parents Tom and Bernie, played by Ciaran Hinds and Pom Boyd.

Also featured is Moe Dunford as Shiv’s ex, Jack, who adds another level of complication and a romantic reminder of how things used to be, before she went to London and then gave up the gargle.

Vikings star Dunford’s got a story to tell that ties in nicely with The Dry. It’s a personal one, as it concerns his own father, who underwent an experience similar to Shiv Sheridan's. Frankly, it’s a testament to the man’s determination to not just rebuild his life, but ultimately transform it.