Bracken is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
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broadcast from 1978 to 1982 on
RTÉ OneRTÉ One is Ireland's oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann...
in
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. It mainly centers about rural life in and around
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in the
Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. The main stars of the show were
Gabriel ByrneGabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, and writer, as well as an audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen début came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the spin-off...
and
Niall TóibínNiall Tóibín is an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork on November 21, 1929 into an Irish speaking family, Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field...
. The show was created and written by
Wesley BurrowesWesley Burrowes is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Northern Ireland, he is now a resident of the Republic of Ireland...
.
The show is chiefly known for being the link between two long standing RTÉ series, in that Gabriel Byrne's character, Pat Barry, had first appeared in
The RiordansThe Riordans was the second Irish soap opera made by Radio Telefís Éireann . It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny...
, towards the end of that show's run.
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Bracken is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
broadcast from 1978 to 1982 on
RTÉ OneRTÉ One is Ireland's oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann...
in
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
. It mainly centers about rural life in and around
County WicklowCounty Wicklow is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the town of Wicklow ....
in the
Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. The main stars of the show were
Gabriel ByrneGabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, and writer, as well as an audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen début came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the spin-off...
and
Niall TóibínNiall Tóibín is an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork on November 21, 1929 into an Irish speaking family, Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field...
. The show was created and written by
Wesley BurrowesWesley Burrowes is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Northern Ireland, he is now a resident of the Republic of Ireland...
.
The show is chiefly known for being the link between two long standing RTÉ series, in that Gabriel Byrne's character, Pat Barry, had first appeared in
The RiordansThe Riordans was the second Irish soap opera made by Radio Telefís Éireann . It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny...
, towards the end of that show's run. The characters of Dinny and Miley Byrne, played by Joe Lynch and
Mick LallyMick Lally is an Irish actor.Lally was born in Tourmakeady, Ireland. He was educated, as a boarder, at St. Mary's College, Galway. He began a career as a teacher, but gave it up for the stage...
, first appeared on this series, they were later to become the central stars of
GlenroeGlenroe was an Irish television drama series broadcast between September 1983 and May 2001 on RTÉ One. The programme was a spin-off from Bracken, a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from The Riordans. Glenroe was broadcast on Sunday nights at 20.30, generally from September to May. The show was...
.