
Writing
Tim McGarry
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Writing
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6 titles
Known for
8.3Give My Head Peace was a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. The programme is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell, also known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang", who also perform as the characters.
Give My Head Peace
1998
NRThe Blame Game is a weekly comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC One Northern Ireland. Started in 2005, it is hosted by Tim McGarry. Regular panellists include comedians Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere, and Jake O'Kane.
The Blame Game
2006
NRSpend an unforgettable evening in the company of the one and only May McFettridge as she performs in front of a star-studded audience at a one-off entertainment extravaganza at the Grand Opera House. There isn't much chance of a silent night as the queen of quick-quips unleashes a load of Christmas Crackers in this show celebrating May's astonishing 20 years in pantomime. In this special performance May will be stripping back, proverbially speaking, to be herself as she performs in front of her celebrity chums and adoring public. All the action from this festive show can be enjoyed in this hour long entertainment extravaganza which features some surprises from May's panto past and appearances from a lot of her old showbiz pals, including our own Hugo Duncan and Gerry Kelly as well as Frank Carson, Rose-Marie, Postman Pat and even Sooty and Sweep.
An Audience with May McFettridge
2010
Comedian, Tim McGarry, tells the story of Fair Employment in Northern Ireland and reveals that he used to be a lawyer for the newly formed FEC.
Discrimination: They Think It's All Over
2014
Ads on the Frontline looks at a controversial series of adverts produced by the Northern Ireland Office during the last 10 years of the Troubles. The aim was to encourage people to pass on information to a confidential phoneline to help end the violence. To some, the ads were British government propaganda, to others a cultural snapshot of Northern Ireland's brutal past. Ads on the Frontline hears from people on different sides of the debate. (BBC Genome)
Ads on the Frontline
2018
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
NRSpend an unforgettable evening in the company of the one and only May McFettridge as she performs in front of a star-studded audience at a one-off entertainment extravaganza at the Grand Opera House. There isn't much chance of a silent night as the queen of quick-quips unleashes a load of Christmas Crackers in this show celebrating May's astonishing 20 years in pantomime. In this special performance May will be stripping back, proverbially speaking, to be herself as she performs in front of her celebrity chums and adoring public. All the action from this festive show can be enjoyed in this hour long entertainment extravaganza which features some surprises from May's panto past and appearances from a lot of her old showbiz pals, including our own Hugo Duncan and Gerry Kelly as well as Frank Carson, Rose-Marie, Postman Pat and even Sooty and Sweep.
An Audience with May McFettridge
2010
Comedian, Tim McGarry, tells the story of Fair Employment in Northern Ireland and reveals that he used to be a lawyer for the newly formed FEC.
Discrimination: They Think It's All Over
2014
Ads on the Frontline looks at a controversial series of adverts produced by the Northern Ireland Office during the last 10 years of the Troubles. The aim was to encourage people to pass on information to a confidential phoneline to help end the violence. To some, the ads were British government propaganda, to others a cultural snapshot of Northern Ireland's brutal past. Ads on the Frontline hears from people on different sides of the debate. (BBC Genome)
Ads on the Frontline
2018
Series credits
8.3Give My Head Peace was a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. The programme is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell, also known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang", who also perform as the characters.
Give My Head Peace
1998
NRThe Blame Game is a weekly comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC One Northern Ireland. Started in 2005, it is hosted by Tim McGarry. Regular panellists include comedians Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere, and Jake O'Kane.
The Blame Game
2006
