Normal People fans are set for a treat this week as the popular BBC Three show is returning for two specials. Comic Relief co-founder, writer and director Richard Curtis revealed the news while speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday with Miriam.
03.06.2020 - 19:17 / breakingnews.ie
Normal People has set a new record for most streams on the RTÉ Player.
Tuesday night saw the show’s finale air on RTÉ One and it got an overnight average of 319,000 viewers.
The series, based on Sally Rooney’s novel, set a new record on the RTÉ Player with 3.3 million streams, gaining the highest number of streams for any show within a short space of time.
The previous record was held by Love/Hate Season 4, which received 1.2 million streams in 2013.
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Normal People fans are set for a treat this week as the popular BBC Three show is returning for two specials. Comic Relief co-founder, writer and director Richard Curtis revealed the news while speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday with Miriam.
Sundays with Miriam, Richard Curtis let fans know that he had seen a clip from Friday’s upcoming show, and that Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal will be making an appearance.
Normal People during lockdown.The success of the show, based on the Sally Rooney novel, gave BBC Three its best ever week of ratings on iPlayer last month.“You know what’s saved me?” Stranger Things star Ryder told The Times about her time in lockdown, revealing that she’s watched the hit BBC Three show multiple times.“I’ll be weeping all day [because of the Black Lives Matter protests] and then I’ll be weeping all night because I’m watching Normal People.”She added: “I watched it for the third
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© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has become an instant heartthrob thanks to his role as Connell in the BBC drama series – even the has its own Instagram account! While he may find his new status "uncomfortable", there has been plenty of interest in his personal life, specifically who he's dating.
Normal People actor Paul Mescal has raised €70,340 (£62,000) for charity by raffling off one of his personal chains.His character in the hit BBC Three series, Connell Waldron, gained notoriety for the silver chain he always wore – and so Mescal raffled one of his own to raise money for the Ireland-based suicide and self-harm crisis centre Pieta.“Congratulations Éadaoin !!!” Mescal tweeted, announcing the winner of the raffle.
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Normal People star Paul Mescal is raffling off his chain in order to raise money for a suicide prevention charity.