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London Irish (TV Series)
''London Irish'' is a British sitcom that debuted in 2013 on Channel 4. It follows the antics of Conor, Bronagh, Packy and Niamh, four twenty-something Belfast expatriates living in London. Main cast * Peter Campion as Patrick "Packy" Kennedy * Sinéad Keenan as Bronagh Lynch * Kerr Logan as Conor Lynch * Kat Reagan as Niamh Rafferty * Ardal O'Hanlon as Chris "Da" Lynch * Tracey Lynch as "Ma" Lynch Episode list ''Episode 1'' Packy bumps into Ryan, an old friend from home; a lovely polite fella whose hand got shot off during a hold-up at a garage where he worked with Packy, while covering Packy's shift. Still feeling guilty about it, Packy decides to donate the proceeds of the pub quiz to Ryan's cause. And, of course, you'd think a good deed would lead to good things... ''Episode 2'' It's the morning after the night before... a wedding party. Bronagh wakes up wearing the bride's wedding dress, while Packy wakes up next to his crazy ex-girlfriend Steph. Conor did something bad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in '' My Hero'' (2000–2005), and DI Jack Mooney in '' Death in Paradise'' (2017–2020). His novel '' The Talk of the Town'' was published in 1998. Early life O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, the son of Fianna Fáil TD and physician Rory O'Hanlon and Teresa (née Ward). He is the third of six children, and has three brothers and two sisters. The episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' which aired on 6 October 2008 revealed that O'Hanlon's paternal grandfather, Michael O'Hanlon, was a medical student at University College Dublin (UCD) who had joined the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and was a member of Michael Collins's Squad, which assassinated British secret service agents on the morning of Bloody Sunday. Details of his grandfather's acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
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Channel 4 Sitcoms
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2013 British Television Series Debuts
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Can't Cope, Won't Cope
''Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' is an Irish comedy-drama television series. It was created by Stefanie Preissner and produced for RTÉ2 in 2016. Seána Kerslake played fund manager Aisling and Nika McGuigan played art student Danielle. They are twenty-something friends from Mallow, County Cork, who share a house in Dublin. The first season was picked up by BBC 3 in 2017 and Netflix in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland in 2018. A second series was commissioned in 2017 and broadcast in 2018. The series also featured Amy Huberman. In August 2018, writer Stefanie Preissner confirmed that a third series would not be made, thus ending the series. Cast * Seána Kerslake as Aisling O'Dowd * Danika McGuigan as Danielle Mullane Season 1, episode 3 * Amy Huberman as Kate * Sheila Moylette as Lorraine * Muiris Crowley as Ferg * Hannah Sheehan as Rachel * Steve Blount as Taxi Good * Laurence O'Fuarain as Lorcan (series 1) * Lesa Thurman as Jennifer (series 1) * Seán Óg Cairns as Austin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry Girls
''Derry Girls'' is a British teen sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4. The channel's most successful comedy since ''Father Ted'', the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s, during the final years of the Troubles. It stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn as five teenagers living in mid-1990s Derry while attending Our Lady Immaculate College, a fictional girls' Catholic secondary school based on the real-life Thornhill College, where McGee herself studied. Produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions, ''Derry Girls'' is filmed in Northern Ireland, with most scenes shot on location in Derry and some in Belfast. Although the plot lines of ''Derry Girls'' are fictional, the series frequently references actual events of the Troubles and the Northern Ireland peace process, including the 1994 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC First
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime, drama and film programming, originating from UK and mostly from the BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. The channel began rolling out internationally in 2014, launching first in Australia. It is supported by extended localised advertising breaks. History In October 2013, BBC announced that in 2014 they would roll out three new brands – BBC Earth, BBC First, and BBC Brit, with BBC First to be dedicated to comedy and drama programming. International roll-out Asia Hong Kong On 1 November 2016, BBC First launched as a Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) service in Hong Kong. The channel replaced BBC On Demand and BBC Entertainment on Now TV. On 14 November 2016, the service was launched on myTV Super OTT platform. Indonesia In April 2021, BBC First launched as a Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) service in Indonesia through Catchplay, which also serves as the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
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Sinéad Keenan
Sinéad Keenan (born 27 December 1977) is an Irish actress with a wide range of television, film and stage credits. Keenan is best known for playing Farrah Phelan in ''Fair City'' and for playing the role of werewolf Nina Pickering on BBC Three's supernatural drama '' Being Human''. She has since played DCI Jessica James in ITV1 drama ''Unforgotten'' since 2023. Biography Keenan was born and raised in Dublin, and is the eldest of three children. Her younger brother and sister, Rory and Grainne, are also actors. She attended University College Dublin, graduating with a degree in Sociology and History. As a child, Keenan says she wanted to be a lawyer because she loved the US legal drama, '' Matlock'', but as she got older she realised that she actually just wanted to play the part of the lawyer, not be one. Career Keenan's first role was in 1999, when she was cast as the teenage girlfriend of Cillian Murphy in the film, ''Sunburn''. After this, she played the character Farrah P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa McGee
Elizabeth "Lisa" McGee (born 1980) is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. McGee is the creator and writer of ''Derry Girls'', a comedy series that began airing on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2018. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women. Career She was writer on attachment with the Royal National Theatre in London in 2006. Her plays include ''Jump'', ''The Heights'', ''Nineteen Ninety Two'', and ''Girls and Dolls'', for which she won the Stewart Parker Trust New Playwright Bursary 2007. McGee's television credits include ''The Things I Haven't Told You'' for BBC Three, the Irish television series ''Raw'' which she created for RTÉ, time as a writer for three series of the BAFTA-nominated ''Being Human'' for the BBC, the Channel 4 sitcom ''London Irish'', which she created, writing for the Golden Globe-nominated drama series '' The White Queen'' for BBC 1, ''Indian Summers'' for Channel 4, and ''The Deceived'' for Channel 5 co-written with her husband Tobias B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Campion (actor)
Peter Campion (born c. 1987/1988) is an Irish actor and presenter. Early life Campion grew up in Birr, County Offaly. His family moved to the Dublin suburb of Dartry when he was twelve. He attended boarding school Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare for secondary school where he participated in school plays. He moved to London for drama school, training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and going on to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2010. Career Upon graduation from Guildhall, Campion played Galanba in the Royal National Theatre production of ''The White Guard''. That same year, he began appearing on television as Stumpy Doyle in '' Love/Hate'' and Dr. Jack Flynn in ''Raw''. He starred in the Edinburgh production of ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore''. He played Ronan McCann in the first and second series of the BBC Two Northern Ireland drama ''6Degrees''. In 2013, he starred as Packy Kennedy in the Channel 4 sitcom ''London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
