
Phillipa Dunne
Actor · b. 1981 · Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Dunne was born in County Dublin and raised in County Mayo, Ireland. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting before beginning her professional career in 2009.She made her acting and writing debut in the television film Dublin Stories and appeared in two episodes of Rental Boys. In 2010, she co-wrote and appeared in The Taste of Home. In 2014, she wrote and starred in the RTÉ One comedy The Walshes as Carmel Walsh. Since 2016, Dunne has portrayed Anne Flynn in the BBC Two comedy Motherland, appearing in all 19 episodes. In 2019, she began appearing in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls as Geraldine Devlin, the mother of established character Clare Devlin. Dunne appeared in the series on a recurring basis until its end in May 2022. Dunne was then cast in the BBC One medical comedy-drama series This Is Going to Hurt as Ria, the receptionist. The series began airing on 8 February 2022. She also appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, with her specialist subject being the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. Dunne is married; she and her husband have one child, born in late 2020. Dunne's infant child appeared in the third series of Motherland as Niamh, the daughter of Dunne's character.
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TV8.1ComedyMysteryAn anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Inside No. 9
2014 · 288 votes
TV6.1ComedyTalk ShowEach week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · 25 votes
TV7.9Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaIn the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.
The Nevers
2021 · 723 votes
TV6.0RealityRomesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?
The Weakest Link
2021 · 5 votes
TV8.1ComedyDramaAmidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Derry Girls
2018 · 440 votes
TV6.4ComedyAction & AdventureLegendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024 · 86 votes
TV7.1CrimeMysteryOne victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.
Bodies
2023 · 599 votes
TV7.7ComedyDramaThe unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.
This Is Going to Hurt
2022 · 180 votes
TV6.0CrimeDramaA Dublin gangster wakes from a coma to reveal he has a buried hoard of Celtic gold, sending nurse Bridget and ex-con Paul off on a deadly treasure hunt. Based on the eight book Dublin Trilogy series by Caimh McDonnell.
Tall Tales & Murder
2026 · 2 votes
TV6.9ComedyAfter CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Wicky, a bloodbath and the pub is all in a day's work.
The Cleaner
2021 · 77 votes
TV7.2ComedySitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting.
Motherland
2017 · 71 votes
TV6.7DramaCrimeThe horrific true story of John Worboys, one of the most notorious serial rapists in British history. His modus operandi was to tell women in his cab that he’d won some money and then persistently offer them a glass of champagne, which he’d laced with drugs, and which rendered his victims unconscious. He was convicted in 2009 for sexually assaulting 12 women between 2006 and 2008, with their cases selected from a large number of suspected further victims.
Believe Me
2026 · 14 votes
TV6.7CrimeDramaWhen Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.
The Woman in the Wall
2023 · 99 votes
TV6.7ComedyPost her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison). With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety. Spin off from Motherland.
Amandaland
2025 · 22 votes
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12-year-old daydreamer Sam Curtain is signed up by his parents to Miss Jessop's Drama Academy for talented kids, where he discovers that anything is possible, if you imagine it hard enough.
Showkids
2025
TV8.0ComedyThe show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown.
The Walshes
2014 · 4 votes
Movies7
Movie6.3MusicComedyA rising pop sensation navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.
The Moment
2026 · 85 votes
Movie6.2DocumentaryThis documentary tells the story of one of TV's darkest and most celebrated comedies, featuring cast interviews and extensive candid moments with creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Cameras are admitted everywhere throughout the making of the show's final series, from the writers' room to the makeup trailer, from prop store to set design, making this the perfect farewell to the multi-award winning series.
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024 · 4 votes
MovieComedyScience FictionA woman at the end of her life-cycle attempts to pass on everything she knows to the one who will replace her.
MovieComedySchool's out for the festive season, so the mums (and Kevin) host the ultimate blended celebrations, but the big day takes a shocking turn at Julia's.
MovieComedyDramaUnable to leave her room, Gert spends her anxiety ridden days talking to a bird outside her window, until he tells her the world has ended.
Quiet
2025
Movie7.8ComedyDramaStand-up comedian Kate thinks her life has no meaning and is not worth continuing. When she’s diagnosed with breast cancer, even the universe seems to agree with her. However, a close encounter with death – and four other women on the chemo ward – might just change her mind and even her life.
The Bright Side
2021 · 4 votes
MovieComedyLiam, an 18-year-old grappling with unrequited love decides he is going to eat a slug to impress a girl. He is interrupted by Mandy, a masked middle-aged woman who emerges from a rattling old fridge. Mandy claims to be Liam's wife from the future, urgently pleading with him to avoid eating a slug he found in the garden. Mandy reveals that the slug harbors a deadly parasite that will paralyze Liam for 17 years, derailing his life and leading to their eventual meeting in a rehab center. Despite his initial disbelief and mockery, Liam's curiosity and fear gradually give way to a reluctant acceptance of her bizarre story. Mandy's desperate bid to save Liam from a tragic fate culminates in a heartfelt connection. Her mission, however, also carries a poignant consequence: ensuring Liam's safety means erasing the future where they fall in love.