NORMAL People is a tale of young Irish lovers who face obstacles in a bid to be together.
The new BBC series – which is based on Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel – was filmed across three stunning locations.
Where is Normal People filmed?
Ireland
As the show is mainly based in Ireland, various locations around the country were used.
The coastal county of Sligo in the North East of Ireland played host for Carricklea, the fictional hometown of Marianne and Connel, where they fall in love.
Dublin was also used heavily in the show with the city’s Trinity College campus the backdrop for Marianne’s uni days.
Her student house was filmed on Wellington Road in Dublin’s posh Ballsbridge neighbourhood.
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Italy
During the show Marianne goes on an Italian holiday to Trieste, where they stay at Il Casale on Tenuta Verzano, close to the village of Sant’Oreste.
This property can be found about 35km north of Rome.
The villa was also used for the Julie Roberts movie Eat, Pray, Love.
The only time an Irish location was used in place of an Italian one, was when Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery was transformed into Venice’s Guggenheim Museum.
In real life the gallery is actually home to artist Francis Bacon’s South Kensington studio
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Sweden
During the series Marianne goes to Sweden to study.
These scenes were shot in Lulea in Lapland.
The closing scenes of episode nine show the Frozen Sea – this occurs between November and April when the Baltic Sea freezes over, and sees people walk and skate across it.
What time is Normal People on TV?
The series starts this evening (April 27, 2020) at 9pm on BBC One.
The whole series will be available to binge-watch in one go on BBC iPlayer after the first episode has aired.
The adaptation consists of 12 episodes which are 30 minutes long.
The much anticipated series is perfect for lockdown weekend viewing.