Tolka Row
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| Tolka Row | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama serial |
| Created by | Maura Laverty |
| Written by | Various |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio 1, Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25–40 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telefís Éireann |
| Release | 3 January 1964 – 31 May 1968 |
Tolka Row is an Irish television drama serial that aired on RTE One from 1964 to 1968, set in a fictional housing estate on the northside of Dublin.[1] Based on Maura Laverty's play of the same name, Tolka Row was first broadcast on 3 January 1964 and aired weekly for five series until it ended on 31 May 1968.[2]
As Telefís Éireann's first venture into drama serials, Tolka Row quickly became a staple of the new station's schedule and set the pace for all future home-produced serials. Its popularity also resulted in the station developing a second drama serial, The Riordans, in 1965.
Tolka Row is similar in format to the long-running British serial Coronation Street, from which it borrows its main premise (the everyday life of a number of neighbours). The programme was centred on the Nolans, a typical working-class Dublin family, and their neighbours, the Feeneys. All episodes were filmed in a studio at Telefís Éireann's Television Centre in Donnybrook, Dublin.