Can't Cope, Won't Cope
2016 Irish TV series or programme
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Can't Cope, Won't Cope is an Irish comedy-drama television series. It was created by Stefanie Preissner and produced by Deadpan Pictures for RTÉ2 in 2016.[1][2] Seána Kerslake played fund manager Aisling and Nika McGuigan played art student Danielle. They are twenty-something friends from Mallow, County Cork, who share a house in Dublin.[3][4] The first season was picked up by BBC 3 in 2017 and Netflix in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland in 2018.[3][5][6][7] A second series was commissioned in 2017[3][8][9] and broadcast in 2018. The series also featured Amy Huberman.[10] In August 2018, writer Stefanie Preissner confirmed that a third series would not be made, thus ending the series.
Imogen Murphy
Nika McGuigan
Muiris Crowley
Amy Huberman
| Can't Cope, Won't Cope | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Stefanie Preissner |
| Directed by | Cathy Brady Imogen Murphy |
| Starring | Seána Kerslake Nika McGuigan Muiris Crowley Amy Huberman |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ailish McElmeel Paul Donovan Eddie Doyle & Justin Healy Greg Phillips & Vicky Ryan |
| Production location | Dublin |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Deadpan pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ2 |
| Release | 19 September 2016 – 28 May 2018 |
Cast
- Seána Kerslake as Aisling O'Dowd [11]
- Nika McGuigan as Danielle Mullane [12]
- Amy Huberman as Kate
- Sheila Moylette as Lorraine
- Muiris Crowley as Ferg
- Hannah Sheehan as Rachel
- Steve Blount as Taxi Good
- Laurence O'Fuarain as Lorcan (series 1)
- Lesa Thurman as Jennifer (series 1)
- Seán Óg Cairns as Austin (series 2)
- Peter Campion as Joe (series 2)
Episodes
Series 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I Wanna Be Like You" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 19 September 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | "Drive On, Drive On, Drive On, Drive On" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 19 September 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | "Welcome to Ireland" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 26 September 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mallowfornia" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 3 October 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | "Release Me" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 10 October 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | "End, Like!" | Cathy Brady | Stefanie Preissner | 17 October 2016 |
Series 2 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Worlds Apart"[13] | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 23 April 2018 |
| 8 | 2 | "New Beginnings"[14] | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 30 April 2018 |
| 9 | 3 | "WhatsAppening" | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 7 May 2018 |
| 10 | 4 | "Situationship" | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 14 May 2018 |
| 11 | 5 | "Back to Backwards" | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 21 May 2018 |
| 12 | 6 | "This Is the End" | Imogen Murphy | Stefanie Preissner | 28 May 2018 |
