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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Saskia Kemsley

The Dry review: a bare-boned and honest portrayal of recovery

The complicated relationship between the Irish and alcohol has been given countless takes over the years.

So what new angle could this dramedy from the producers of Normal People possibly take? With its incredibly raw, frustrating and honest depiction of a woman fighting tooth and nail to remain on the wagon within an irreparably dysfunctional family dynamic, I found my answer.

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