The show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown.

[5] In January 2015, Graham Linehan announced on Twitter that the show had been cancelled, blaming "zero publicity" from BBC Two.

[6] The show is based on The Taste of Home, a five-episode web series released in 2010, starring and written by the comedy group Diet of Worms.

In November 2013, it was reported that Linehan had directed a pilot based on the web series, marking his first non-audience sitcom.

[7][8] The show is co-produced by Boom Pictures and Delightful Industries for RTÉ and the BBC, but was originally intended for ITV.