Bachelors Walk returned last night and people were pining for early 2000s Dublin

James Fenton

Bachelors Walk made its long-awaited return to TV last night and it left audiences pining for a bit of early 21st Century Dublin.

In 2001, Bachelors Walk aired for the first time and the series is just one of the shows RTE is bringing back to entertain viewers during the Covid-19 crisis.

The very first episode was screened last night and people rejoiced as the characters played by Don Wycherley, Simon Delaney and Keith McErlean navigated their way through the difficulties of city living in Celtic Tiger Dublin. Among those difficulties were finding a tenant for their massive gaff on the quays and dealing with rebellious street performers while somehow finding time to smoke about 500 cigarettes a day. Each.

It was an era before Google Maps when Raymond (Wycherley) could somehow end up on North Great George’s Street on his way from Mulligan’s pub to his Bachelors Walk home and people had to check Aertel for flight information.

Those on Twitter certainly seemed to enjoy the jaunt down memory lane and it’s fair to say we’re all looking forward to next week…

Aertel, Smoking in pubs, Nokia, Dutch Gold, Punts… Loving #bachelorswalk – how has it not been aired again before now 😍

— Aisling Hubbard (@ashhubb) April 20, 2020

Lads the house… its like looking at the apartment from Friends. Dublin was a different planet in 2001 #BachelorsWalk

— Ailéin Ó hÓibicín (@AlanHopkins88) April 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/KarinaCorb/status/1252357165416734726

Has there been a better TV Character than Barry from #bachelorswalk ??

— Len D (@LenDowlingCork) April 20, 2020

Yeah right, your man’s Nokia battery died. Surely he’d have charged three weeks beforehand when he noticed it at 10% #bachelorswalk

— James Fenton (@fentonjames16) April 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/giggedireland/status/1252364901336535041

Mulligan’s – for a pint. Definitely, as soon as it opens again – assuming it will open again! That pub had a unique smell. #bachelorswalk

— Peter B (@pbmosligo) April 20, 2020