Glenroe had every Irish person panicking about their homework last night

Glenroe theme music starts I HAVEN’T DONE MY GEOGRAPHY!

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LAST NIGHT, RTÉ aired Well Holy God It’s Glenroe, a one-off special looking back at the legendary soap.

The show featured recollections from cast and crew, including Mary McEvoy (that’s Biddy to you) and the show’s creator Wesley Burrowes.

And it brought memories of Sunday nights flooding back.

Such happy childhood memories. When #Glenroe started on a Sunday night it was the end of the w'end - bed straight afterwards. A boxset!!!??
— Stephen Finn (@sfinn2302) December 28, 2015

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Glenroe on TV always signalled that bedtime was approaching as a child and the weekend was over! #WellHolyGod #Glenroe 2/2
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) December 27, 2015

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Brilliant programme on Glenroe. Rekindling memories from a great rural drama #Glenroe
— Sean Garvin (@garvinsean) December 27, 2015

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Just hearing the theme music again sent shivers up the nation’s spine

It's Sunday night and the #Glenroe music came on the telly. I'm 43 and just got that lurching anxiety of 'school tomorrow' in my tummy.
— Anne Marie O'Connor (@Kitsgirl1) December 27, 2015

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The theme tune to #Glenroe still gives me the shivers even with the day off tomorrow #sundaynightfear
— Tracey Walker (@traceywalker82) December 27, 2015

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Glenroe.The theme music just made me feel tired.It was THE sign that the weekend was over and it was time for bed. #early90s #WellholyGod
— Nicholas O' Keeffe (@NicholasOKeeffe) December 27, 2015

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The youth of today will never understand the greatness that was #Glenroe - the theme music still gives me goosebumps! #WellHolyGodItsGlenroe
— Cian R. Taaffe (@CianRTaaffe) December 28, 2015

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Irish people were reminded of the weekly “I haven’t done my homework!” panic

For anyone like me, who never had their homework done by 8.30pm on Sunday, the Glenroe music still sends a shiver up the spine.#Glenroe
— Jarlath Regan (@Jarlath) December 27, 2015

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There's a documentary on @rte about #Glenroe. It'll forever remind me of undone homework & having to get up for school the next day!👎🏼😂
— Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile ⭕️ (@NiallSF) December 27, 2015

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Feeling a bit old with the #Glenroe programme. The worst bit is worrying if I've my homework done for school in the morning.
— @sinead_ryan (@sinead_ryan) December 27, 2015

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Documentary about Glenroe on @RTEOne now. Have ye all got your homework finished? Atlas still out after Where in the World? #Glenroe
— Sharon🌙 (@SharonLeavy1) December 27, 2015

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#JusticeForIrishChildrenOfThe80s

The Dail needs to be recalled for this Glenroe/Homework debacle.
— Lee Daly (@leedalyire) December 27, 2015

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Getting to watch Glenroe without the fear of school tomorrow? Priceless

When I first saw Glenroe we'd 6 channels and I'd homework to do. Now I'm watching on +1 and I'm lying on tomorrow. What a time to be alive.
— Paddy Duffy (@PaddyDuffy) December 27, 2015

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#Glenroe on and no school tomorrow
— Aaron Abbey (@ironside29) December 27, 2015

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Meanwhile, we were reminded of this infamously steamy moment…

Boys and girls. Don't ever ask someone if they have "tiddles" or you could end up preggo. #glenroe pic.twitter.com/gUZkzmruNW
— Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermo) December 27, 2015

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“Em, who wants tea?”

My mother would let my sister and I watch #Glenroe until the immoral bits came on. There would be coughing and tea then.
— @sinead_ryan (@sinead_ryan) December 27, 2015

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And Mario Rosenstock’s turn as an impossibly youthful doctor turned a few heads…

mario Source: RTÉ

Watching the Glenroe docu. @MarioRosenstock playing a 21-year-old doc. Must have entered Med School at 15!
— Declan Varley (@declanvarley) December 28, 2015

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Mario Rosenstock was the doctor in Glenroe! Mind blown. 😝
— Lisa McCabe (@LisaMcCupcake) December 27, 2015

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That’s not to say some people weren’t confused by the whole thing…

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Just walked into the sitting room, and mam & dad are watching #Glenroe #time-travel pic.twitter.com/aaLFLdYaNI
— Brighid Breathnach (@BrighidBB) December 27, 2015

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Afterwards, it was clear that the Irish people wanted one thing and one thing only: for RTÉ to bring back Glenroe

We pledge to bring back #Glenroe if elected.
— Ciarán Bolger (@cbolgerr) December 27, 2015

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#Glenroe @rte please bring back glenroe to our screens. We watch re runs of other programmes
— Hilary Sexton (@hilaryemikh) December 27, 2015

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Do it, RTÉ

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Glenroe had every Irish person panicking about their homework last night

Glenroe theme music starts I HAVEN’T DONE MY GEOGRAPHY!

Just hearing the theme music again sent shivers up the nation’s spine