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Burning Wishes (2015)

‘Dying is easy, digging up the past is hard.’ Ne’er-do-well brothers Seamus and Martin Geraghty promise to honour their friend Paudie’s deathbed request and scatter his ashes at their favourite childhood spot. After letting him …

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Burning Wishes’ Goes Live Today!

Posted by Deadpan Pictures on January 19, 2015  /   No Comments

‘Dying is easy, digging up the past is hard.’ Deadpan Pictures, RTÉ Drama and Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board are delighted to bring you BURNING WISHES! Written by Cian McGarrigle Burning Wishes …

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‘Moone Boy’ wins Best Sitcom at the British Comedy Awards

Posted by Deadpan Pictures on December 18, 2014  /   No Comments

  We are delighted to announce that Moone Boy won Best Sitcom at the British Comedy Awards last Tuesday 16th of September. The British Comedy Awards has been the premier accolade for all comedy programmes, …

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Advice From A Comedian

Posted by Deadpan Pictures on October 17, 2014  /   No Comments

Deadpan Pictures is pleased to announce the appointment of Ardal O’Hanlon to the Advisory Board of the company. Ardal is one of Ireland’s top stand up comedians and comic actors – star of Fr. Ted …

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Press Release: Serious About Comedy

Posted by Deadpan Pictures on September 21, 2014  /   No Comments

Deadpan Pictures is the new name for Paul Donovan’s wing of Grand Pictures.   Following the success of recent comedy productions such as International Emmy winner Moone Boy, Trivia and Val Falvey the company is …

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Paths To Freedom (2001)

Executive Producer: Paul Donovan Out of jail and back to reality with a camera crew in tow, Paths to Freedom is a six-part ‘dramatised’ fly-on-the-wall documentary series following the experiences, trials and tribulations of two ex-prisoners …

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Fergus’s Wedding (2002)

Executive Producer: Paul Donovan Six part comedy series following the adventures of Fergus who is engaged to be married to his English girlfriend Penny.

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The Last Bus Home (1996)

Producer: Paul Donovan A group of friends form a punk band on the day of the Pope’s visit to Ireland. Their rise and fall is charted through 1980s Dublin as they struggle with relationships, dodgy …

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Spin The Bottle (2003)

Executive Producer: Paul Donovan Rats, of Paths to Freedom fame, is released from prison yet again. His return to his mother’s house gets off to a bad start when the money painstakingly saved to send his terminally …

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Dead Long Enough (2005)

Producer: Paul Donovan Ben Jones, a worn out and depressed Welsh lawyer, lives in the shadow of his promiscuous TV celebrity brother, Harry Jones. Ben hankers after his lost love, the fiery red headed Irish …

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