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Thirty years on from the release of the film version of `The Commitments' in 1991, actor Colm Meaney celebrates the world of Barrytown, a fictional working-class Dublin suburb that served a microcosm of Ireland at the time. Meaney, who appeared in the whole trilogy, explores the inspiration for Barrytown and reflects on how it depicted family, aspiration, community, and Ireland at a moment of change. Roddy Doyle, author of `The Commitments', `The Snapper' and `The Van' discusses the trilogy alongside cast and crew from the films.