
7.8
My Life with the Walter Boys
2023

Drawn together. Driven apart.
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
Episode 1Apr 26, 2020 · 29m · ★ 8.6In a school in small-town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating and unpopular loner who actively avoids her classmates and questions her teachers’ authority.
Episode 2Apr 26, 2020 · 28m · ★ 8.4Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didn’t see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his mother’s job at Marianne’s house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with Connell’s lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.
Episode 3Apr 26, 2020 · 33m · ★ 8.4The night of the Debs is approaching and the girls at school have organised a fundraising event. Marianne has been asked to help and is out of her comfort zone. At the club, one of Connell’s friends Karen does her best to show Marianne some kindness but Rachel behaves coldly towards her.
Episode 4Apr 26, 2020 · 31m · ★ 8.0Months later, school has finished and Connell arrives at Trinity College, Dublin. He has found a room in a house-share and meets his new housemate Niall. Despite his efforts, he feels out of place and struggles to articulate himself when surrounded by his eloquent and wealthy peers.
Episode 5Apr 26, 2020 · 31m · ★ 8.4Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.
Episode 6Apr 26, 2020 · 33m · ★ 7.9Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but is reluctant to show Marianne affection in front of her friends. Will the two be able to admit that they are together?
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
Paul MescalConnell Waldron
Daisy Edgar-JonesMarianne Sheridan
Desmond EastwoodNiall
Aislín McGuckinDenise Sheridan
Sarah GreeneLorraine Waldron
Frank BlakeAlan Sheridan
India MullenPeggy
Fionn O'SheaJamie
Niamh LynchKaren
Leah McNamaraRachel Moran
Seán DoyleEric
Killian FilanJack
Clinton LibertyKiernan
Meadhbh MaxwellLisa
Éanna HardwickeRob Hegarty
Liz FitzgibbonMs. Neary
Kwaku FortunePhilip
Aoife HindsHelen Brophy
Megan McDonnellElaine



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