The Way We Were: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Way We Were is a timely assessment of the Irish National Identity as seen through the everyday lives of ordinary people since the official formation of The State in 1937. 

Full of surprising revelations about our recent past – as viewed through the recollections & observations of well-known Irish personalities, pundits & experts – The Way We Were builds into a richly compelling & hugely entertaining revaluation of how we've lived our lives over the past 80 years.

Series details

• Title: The Way We Were
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2021-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-09-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61442
• TVDB ID: 394482

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-01-17; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-12-24; final listed air date 2022-04-04.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-09-06; final listed air date 2023-09-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Way We Were on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.