Category Archives: Irish Television

Nicola Coughlan in BIG MOOD

Nicola Coughlan

DERRY GIRLS and BRIDGERTON star Nicola Coughlan is excellent alongside IT’S A SIN‘s Lydia West in her new sitcom about two millennial best friends. Coughlan plays Maggie with big bombastic take-all-the-energy-in-the-room aplomb while West takes on the classic role of “bestie who has a place of work and doesn’t mind their friend always visiting them there”. But their 10-year friendship is sorely tested when Maggie’s bipolar disorder makes an unwelcome return, pitching her from manic highs to deep lows. BIG MOOD, drops this week (10pm, 28 March, Channel 4).

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THE PENGUIN trailer

Colin Farrell

SUGAR Star Colin Farrell returns to Gotham City as Oz Cobb, aka Oswald Cobblepot, in the trailer for THE PENGUIN a spinoff series of THE BATMAN coming this fall to Max. “The Penguin” takes place immediately following the events of DC’s 2022 blockbuster, tracing Cobblepot’s rise to power in the Gotham underworld as he becomes one of the most prominent villains in the “Batman” universe. Farrell gives a classic gangster monologue throughout the trailer, which slowly ramps up the violence and gunfights in Gotham City’s seedy underground.

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THE TOURIST S2 now on Prime

Jamie Dornan

BELFAST star Jamie Dornan can now be seen in Season Two of THE TOURIST, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Shot exclusively in Ireland, the second season finds Elliot (Dornan) and Helen (Danielle Macdonald) hoping to unravel the mysteries surrounding Elliot’s identity. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when confronted with the dangerous aftermath of Elliot’s past. Dornan has been recently been announced as the lead actor in the upcoming Netflix crime drama THE UNDERTOW, where he’ll be the latest major star to take on the challenge of playing identical twins.

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Niamh Algar in MARY & GEORGE

Niamh Algar

THE WONDER actress, Niamh Algar, can currently be seen in the new tv series MARY & GEORGE. Set in 17th-century England, it’s a tale of political intrigue, seduction and clawing one’s way to power employing whatever means necessary. Based on the book THE KING’S ASSASSIN by Benjamin Woolley, the series includes Julianne Moore and RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE breakout star Nicholas Galitzine. Royal scandal always makes for the most compelling viewing, even if it’s not always pretty! The series can now be streamed on Apple TV+.

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Sam Neill in APPLES NEVER FALL

Sam Neill

Omagh’s own Sam Neill can now be seen alongside Annette Bening in APPLES NEVER FALL, now streaming on Apple TV+. The Northern Ireland actor, best known for his roles in iconic films such as JURASSIC PARK and THE PIANO, plays the part of Star Delaney. The show focuses on the Delaney family, presided over by accomplished tennis coaches Stan (Neill) and his wife Joy (Bening), whose tutelage of young players included some of their four children, played by Alison Brie, Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan-Turner, and Essie Randles.

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Irish Culture takes centre stage

Cillian Murphy

This St. Patrick’s Day, we take a moment to acknowledge that Irish culture takes centre stage in multiple creative genres. Whether it’s Cillian Murphy’s Best Actor win for OPPENHEIMER at the Oscars, Paul Mescal’s upcoming career-changing role in GLADIATOR, Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize winning novel PROPHET SONG or Belfast band Kneecap, who recently premiered their first movie at the Sundance Film Festival – Ireland’s reputation as a storytelling powerhouse is without doubt.

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Jamie Dornan in THE UNDERTOW

Jamie Dornan

THE TOURIST star Jamie Dornan has been announced as the lead actor in Netflix crime drama THE UNDERTOW, where he’ll be the latest major star to take on the challenge of playing identical twins. The story kicks off when Adam’s long-estranged brother Lee (both Dornan) abruptly returns, stirring up tension with the former’s unhappy wife, Nicola (Mackenzie Davis), with whom the latter also has a “tangled romantic past”. Filming will commence later this year in the Scottish Highlands, with director Jeremy Lovering (SLOW HORSES).

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Roisin Gallagher in THE DRY

Roisin Gallagher

Trailblazing Irish women are having a moment in TV drama. Hot on the heels of Sharon Horgan’s BAD SISTERS, Sally Rooney’s NORMAL PEOPLE, Aisling Bea’s THIS WAY UP and Lisa McGee’s DERRY GIRLS came 2022’s THE DRY. Critics called it “the Irish Fleabag”, and the series picked up eight nominations at the IFTAs and launched the career of its star Roisin Gallagher. Gallagher has appeared alongside Hollywood megastars, and found herself up against the likes of Sharon Horgan at awards shows. It’s all thanks to the brilliance of her Dublin-set dark comedy, THE DRY, which is leading an Irish television revolution.

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