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Tolka Row
Tolka Row was an Irish drama serial set in a fictional housing estate on the northside of Dublin. 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.
As Telefís Éireann's first venture into soap operas, "Tolka Row" quickly became a staple of the new television station's schedule and set the pace for all future home-produced serials. Its popularity also resulted
to compete with "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders". RTÉ gave the job of creating this new soap to Margaret Gleeson. A transmission date of September 1989 was decided upon and an initial run of 13 episodes commissioned. Gleeson, known for her work on Tolka Row and The Riordans, was appointed the show's first Executive Producer with Paul Cusack and David McKenna as producers. Tony Holland – co-creator of "EastEnders" – was brought in to give the soap its structure and storylines.
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