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Small Town, Big Story
''Small Town, Big Story'' is a television series created by Chris O'Dowd in association with Sky Studios and filmed in Ireland. The series stars Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine in main roles while O'Dowd and Hendricks also serve as executive producers. The series premiered on 27 February 2025. Premise The series is set in the fictional rural Northern Irish town of Drumbán, where Hollywood producer Wendy Patterson returns with a major film production, only to shine a spotlight on a hidden secret: the town has a long history of attracting interstellar visitors, a phenomenon she has witnessed and kept quiet about for a quarter of a century. Cast * Christina Hendricks as Wendy Patterson * Paddy Considine as Séamus Proctor * David Rawle as Sonny Proctor * Eileen Walsh as Catherine Proctor * Clarke Peters as Chet Donald * Tim Heidecker as Brad * Leia Murphy as Joanne Proctor * Patrick Martins as Jules O’Brien * Evanne Kilgallon as Shelly McGoldrick * Andrew Bennett as Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leia Murphy
Leia Murphy is an Irish television actress. She had a lead role in comedy-horror series ''Video Nasty'' (2025). Her television roles also include '' Small Town, Big Story'' (2025). Early life Murphy is from Lucan, County Dublin, and attended the Gaiety School of Acting. Career Murphy appeared in the 2020 short film ''The Yellow Dress'' for which she won the Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress) at the Los Angeles short film festival. She played troubled teen Vinny Doherty in Irish soap opera ''Fair City''. In 2023, she was cast in Chris O'Dowd comedy series '' Small Town, Big Story''. In 2025, she could be seen in a lead role in 1980s-set comedy-horror series ''Video Nasty ''Video nasty'' is a colloquial term popularised by the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association (NVALA) in the United Kingdom to refer to a number of films, typically low-budget horror or exploitation films, distributed on video cassette ...''. Filmography References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle (; ) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by. , the population of the town was 2,915. The town is in a civil parish of the same name and in the barony of Boyle. History Early history On 15 August 1599, the Battle of Curlew Pass between English and Irish forces was fought in the Curlew mountains during the Nine Years' War, between an English force under Sir Conyers Clifford and a native Irish force led by Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill (Red Hugh O'Donnell). The English were ambushed and routed while marching through a pass in the Curlew Mountains, with the English forces suffering heavy casualties. Losses by allied Irish forces were not recorded. The Queen's principal secretary, Sir Robert Cecil, rated this defeat (and the simultaneous defeat of Harrington in Wicklow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Wicklow
County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the east and the counties of County Wexford, Wexford to the south, County Carlow, Carlow to the southwest, County Kildare, Kildare to the west, and South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown to the north. Wicklow is named after its county town of Wicklow, which derives from the name (Old Norse for "Vikings' Meadow"). Wicklow County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, which had a population of 155,258 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. Colloquially known as the "Garden of Ireland" for its scenerywhich includes extensive woodlands, nature trails, beaches, and ancient ruins while allowing for a multitude of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeve Higgins
Maeve Anna Higgins (born 24 March 1981) is a comedian from Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and is based in New York City. She was a principal actor and writer of the RTÉ television production ''Naked Camera'', as well as for her own show ''Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles''. Her book of essays ''We Have A Good Time, Don't We?'' was published by Hachette in 2012. She wrote for ''The Irish Times'' and produces radio documentaries. She previously appeared on ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' on Today FM. She is a regular panelist on the NPR radio show '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'' Higgins appeared in her first starring film role in the 2019 Irish comedy '' Extra Ordinary''. Career Higgins started in comedy in 2005 and has written and performed at many festivals and shows. She began her comedy career on the national radio station Today FM after auditioning for ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' in February 2004. She failed to win. From 2005 to 2007, she took part in the hidden camera show ''Naked Camera'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moone Boy
''Moone Boy'' is an Irish sitcom created, co-written by and co-starring Chris O'Dowd for British broadcaster Sky One. The series is co-written by Nick Murphy (writer), Nick Vincent Murphy and is produced by Baby Cow Productions, Sprout Pictures, Hot Cod Productions, and Grand Pictures. The series is semi-autobiographical of O'Dowd and focuses on a young boy's life growing up in Boyle, County Roscommon, Boyle, County Roscommon, in the west of Ireland in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ''Moone Boy'' is the second series produced from Sky One's ''Little Crackers'' shorts and is inspired by O'Dowd's contribution, "Capturing Santa", which was produced by Sprout Pictures. The introductory music for much of each episode is "Tico's Tune" by Geoff Love (recorded by him under the name "Manuel & The Music of the Mountains"). This piece of music has near-iconic status in Ireland as it was used as the theme music for ''The Gay Byrne Show'', a long-running and immensely popular morning radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Codd
Ruth Codd (born 13 June 1996) is an Irish actress. She is best known for starring as Anya in Netflix mystery thriller series '' The Midnight Club'' (2022) and Juno Usher in the Netflix horror miniseries ''The Fall of the House of Usher'' (2023). Career Codd was a professional make-up artist and barber prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. After losing her job as a barber, she began posting videos on TikTok. Within a year, she had more than 672,000 followers and 20.5 million likes. Her TikTok content began with comedic nun videos, but later focused on disability awareness. Codd was discovered by the casting team of the Netflix mystery thriller series '' The Midnight Club'' through TikTok, though she deleted her account after being cast in the show. She had no professional acting experience prior to being cast as Anya. The series premiered in October 2022 and garnered positive reviews from critics. Mike Flanagan, co-creator and showrunner of ''The Midnight Club'', cast Codd to star a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre O'Kane
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Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney (born 30 June 1948) is a Northern Irish actor and director. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than forty years; notable appearances include ''Taggart'', '' Hornblower'', ''Cold Feet'', and ''The Tudors''. In recent times his best known roles are as Barristan Selmy in ''Game of Thrones'', Morgan Monroe in '' The Fall'', and Granda Joe in '' Derry Girls''. Early life McElhinney was born in Belfast, the son of a Church of Ireland (Anglican) clergyman and teacher. He studied international affairs at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He worked as a teacher at Goole Grammar School, now Goole Academy, in Yorkshire, England, for several years before becoming an actor. He started acting professionally at the age of 30, playing Bill Sikes in a theatre production of ''Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter McGann
Peter McGann is an Irish comedian, actor, writer and director. McGann was raised near Rathdrum, County Wicklow, and lives in Sandymount, Dublin with his wife and daughter. He studied film as an undergraduate, and holds a masters' degree in screenwriting from the University of Galway The University of Galway () is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as .... McGann rose to prominence posting comedy sketches during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown that frequently went viral. McGann has represented France at the Bureau De Change Song Contest. He had his first national stand-up tour, ''Great Lad'', in 2024. References Irish male comedians Alumni of the University of Galway Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{comedian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Lynch
Susan Lynch (born 1971) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances include '' Waking Ned Devine'' (1998), '' Nora'' (2000), '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000), and '' From Hell'' (2001). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life and education Lynch was born in 1971 in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from Trivento) and an Irish father.Flint Marx, RebeccaSusan Lynch Biography", allrovi.com; retrieved 15 August 2011. She has four siblings; her eldest brother is actor John Lynch. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career In August 2004, she starred in ''The Night Season'' at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 2008, she was one of the leads in '' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'' at the Almeida Theatre. Her film roles include '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000),Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
