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Jack Gleeson in THE FAMOUS FIVE

Jack Gleeson

GAME OF THRONES star Jack Gleeson will make a return to acting in a BBC adaption of Enid Blyton’s THE FAMOUS FIVE, almost ten years after he announced he was quitting Hollywood. Gleeson will star as Wentworth in the series, which famously follows young five explorers as they find themselves caught up in mysteries and adventures. The series is set to debut on the BBC, and will be based on Enid Blyton’s 21 stories which were published between 1942 to 1962 – however which specific story the series will take inspiration from is unknown. Filming is currently underway in the south of England.

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Ella Lily Hyland in FIFTEEN-LOVE

Ella Lily Hyland

Meet the Irish actress leading the cast of a major new drama set in the competitive world of professional tennis. Ella Lily Hyland stars opposite fellow Irish star and Poldark actor Aidan Turner in FIFTEEN_LOVE, the story of an elite player whose life is upended when her former coach comes back into her life. The role — with her spearheading the global series for streaming giant Prime Video — stars the Carlow actress as a former professional player whose sporting and private life has fallen apart.

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BAD SISTERS Emmy nominations

Sharon Horgan

Apple TV’s BAD SISTERS leads this year’s Irish nominations at the 75th Emmy Awards, with Sharon Horgan and Dearbhla Walsh among the Irish talent recognised, as well as TED LASSO director Declan Lowney. Horgan received two nominations for her work on Bad Sisters. She was recognised in the lead actress in a drama category and the writing category. Dearbhla Walsh, who directed the show, was nominated in the category for outstanding directing for a drama series.

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Dunbar returns in RIDLEY S2

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar is on his way back into his retired detective inspector boots as Alex Ridley for a second season of crime-solving detective drama RIDLEY. ITV has confirmed that the LINE OF DUTY star, best known as Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC’s police corruption drama, is set to step into his crime consulting role once again for the next instalment. RIDLEY season 1 racked up 7.1 million viewers when it first landed and maintained around 6.3 million viewers going forward. It was named ITV’s fourth biggest drama launch of 2022.

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Colm Meaney in BEDBOUND

Colm Meaney

This summer Colm Meaney and Brenda Meaney star in a major new revival of Enda Walsh’s savagely funny play, BEDBOUND – on stage in Galway and Dublin in July and August. Colm Meaney – whose recent stage performances include CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF in the West End and THE ICEMAN COMETH on Broadway – returns to the Irish stage for the first time in over 40 years, to play the once-flamboyant furniture salesman. Brenda Meaney plays his daughter, confined to a small bed.

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SUNLIGHT now in theatres

Barry Ward

For a film about assisted dying, SUNLIGHT takes an unexpectedly life-affirming approach. A promising feature debut from Claire Dix, this Dublin-set odyssey follows recovering addict Leon (Barry Ward) as he attempts to commandeer the final day of his terminally ill NA sponsor Iver (Liam Carney). Leon hopes to change his friend’s mind about dying, by showing Iver how much he is loved – an affection that is measured in the numerous lives touched and in pints of Guinness. But Leon comes to realise that the best way to show his appreciation is to honour Iver’s wishes, in the most dramatic way imaginable. Ward’s terrific performance is a standout element in this unpolished but heartfelt drama.

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Aidan Turner in FIFTEEN-LOVE

Aiden Turner

Dublin actor Aidan Turner is starring in an upcoming “provocative” drama on Prime Video along with rising Irish star Ella Lily Hyland. The drama, called FIFTEEN-LOVE, is set in the world of elite tennis and tells the story of dynamic young sports prodigy Justine Pearce (Hyland) who had a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis. Turner’s character, Glenn Lapthorn, was Justine’s maverick coach with whom she shared an intense rapport. FIFTEEN-LOVE premieres on Prime Video on Friday 21 July. 

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Eve Hewson in HEDDA

Eve Hewson

BAD SISTERS star Eva Hewson will appear in Mia DaCosta’s film HEDDA, a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play “Hedda Gabler.” The 31-year-old Irish actress is set to join Tessa Thompson in the new film, which is directed and written by Mia Da Costa (THE MARVELS, CANDYMAN). According to Deadline, the upcoming film is billed as “an epic and visceral reimagination of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler.” The original work centers around the daughter of a general trapped in an unwanted marriage.

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