The Recurring Cast
The Barrytown novels book 1 · 1987

The Commitments

The Barrytown novels book 1 by Roddy Doyle

Comic fiction

Jimmy Rabbitte sets out to bring soul music to Dublin’s northside by forming a band, The Commitments.

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Book facts

Author
Roddy Doyle
Series
The Barrytown novels, book 1 of 4
Published
1987
Setting
Set in the fictional Barrytown, Dublin
Characters charted
2
Chart confidence
High

Who is in The Commitments

2 recurring or key characters from Roddy Doyle’s chart. Introduces Jimmy Rabbitte and Jimmy Rabbitte Sr.

Lead 1

Minor and cameo 1

Also featuring these characters

Other Roddy Doyle books that share the most characters with The Commitments.