TV star and writer Amy Huberman has made a cameo appearance on the brand new episode of season three of DERRY GIRLS. This weeks episode sees Amy playing a frustrated train station worker who over shares about her romantic insatiability. The star posted to Instagram to thank the show for having her on, saying that filming the show was the best craic ever.
Movie star Jamie Dornan has admitted he’s guilty of one of the most divisive bedroom habits. He’s a snorer. The dad-of-three admitted his affliction as he launched his latest project, SLEEP SOUND WITH JAMIE DORNAN. The six-part podcast series of 20-minute recordings is designed to help listeners drift off peacefully and features immersive soundscapes, from the Amazon rainforest to the Namibian desert, all accompanied by the Bangor actor’s soothing Irish brogue as narrator.
The eagerly anticipated, brand new crime drama thriller REDEMPTION is now available on Virgin Media One. Filmed in Ireland, this six-part series features a leading Irish cast including acclaimed actress Paula Malcomson, Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Moe Dunford and Keith McErlean.
Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Haron is joining the TASKMASTER team this month. A brand new season started April 14 and the new series has seen Ardal O’Hanlon join the team as one of the contestants on one of Channel 4’s most beloved – and hilarious – programmes. The Irish born actor and comedian was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland on October 8, 1965, making the comedian 56 years old.
Liam Neeson has made a surprise cameo in a new episode of DERRY GIRLS. The beloved sitcom returned for the final season this week, with eagle-eyed fans spotting the TAKEN actor feature as a police inspector questioning the main characters about a school burglary. DERRY GIRLS creator Lisa McGee confirmed Neeson’s role after the episode, tweeting that his code name while filming was “the big fella” and adding that it was “quite an easily cracked code”.
The Irish teens are back for one last adventure! The beloved Northern Irish comedy returns for one last season tonight on Channel 4. Season three picks up on the eve of GCSE results day. There’s talk of a film next, but McGee says that’s not been officially confirmed: “I think I have an idea for one. I need to take a break first.” It might also be tricky to get the cast back in the same room again. Coughlan in particular seems ready to move on, and tells us she’s “definitely played Clare for the last time.”
DERRY GIRLS may be coming to a conclusion, but writer Lisa McGee says she refuses to rule out a return to the comedy in the form of a film at some point in the future. McGee said her immediate thoughts about the show was that it had come to an end and the characters had been taken to “where we wanted to take them”.
GAME OF THRONES changed Conleth Hill’s life forever. But of course the world keeps spinning even after you’ve appeared in the biggest TV smashes of all time. And for the Co Antrim-raised actor that next chapter has involved crossing the length of Ireland to star in an adaptation of Graham Norton’s 2016 small-town murder mystery, HOLDING.