Production
The series was created and written by Derry writer Lisa McGee, based on an idea by Simon Ashdown. Ashdown wrote the TV drama Kitchen for Channel Five, which was also set in a restaurant, and in which Charlene McKenna, who plays the heroine of Raw, Jojo, also appeared (in a different role). However the plot and focus of Kitchen was substantially different from Raw. The first season was broadcast on RTÉ Two from Monday 8 September 2008 to 13 October 2008, while season two was broadcast on RTÉ One on Sundays from 10 January 2010. Filming for the second season took place on Camden Street in Dublin in March 2009. Season 3 broadcasted on RTÉ One from Sunday, 9 January 2011 featuring six new episodes. Season 3 ended on 13 February 2011 on RTÉ One. Season 3 has been the most successful season in terms of audience figures reaching on average of 577,000 viewer per episode. Filming of Season 4 finished up production on Friday, October 21, 2011.
Season 5 of Raw began production on Monday, August 20, 2012. The show will be in production for 10 weeks consisting in total of 6 episodes. Season 5 will have new characters played by Irish actors Dermot Murphy and Michael Malarkey. Other newcomers includes French-British actor Cristian Solimeno (from ITV drama Footballers Wives) and Scottish actress Amy Manson (from Being Human).
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