![]() ![]() ![]() The difficult, (and some might argue unhealthy), relationship between the two protagonists, Connell played by Paul Mescal and Marianne played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, has certainly captured the nation (the S.E.X. Not to mention the now infamous Liveline discussion where a caller described a scene from the series to Joe Duffy as something from a ‘porno’, undoubtedly helping to fuel ‘Rooney Fever’-incidentally this was the most-listened-to radio clip from that week. UK figures are even more impressive with the BBC reporting a staggering 16.2M views in its first week on streaming service iPlayer. RTÉ reported record breaking figures with 371,000 viewers tuning in for the first two episodes (live and on catch up). Director Lenny Abrahamson’s TV adaptation of Rooney’s second book Normal People has undoubtedly been a runaway success. ![]()
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