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Cast Credits
High Hoops (2025)
Guest starring as Auntie Fidelma
- Episode 2x05: The Get Cheering Defence (Feb 2, 2026)
Safe Harbor (2025)
Starring as Brina Walsh
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Shipment Showdown (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Lull Before the Storm (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Antwerpen (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Bloedbad Op Valentijnsdag (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: Love of the Irish (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Joint Venture (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Voor De Vogels (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: De Pony (Jan 10, 2025)
Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour (2025)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 1x10: County Sligo with Pauline McLynn (Jan 6, 2025)
Bodkin (2024)
Guest starring as Brónagh McArdle
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Empty Your Pockets (May 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Peace in Our Time (May 9, 2024)
Eating with the Enemy (2021)
Starring as Narrator
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Feb 20, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Jan 30, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 23, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Apr 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Mar 31, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Mar 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Mar 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Mar 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Mar 3, 2021)
Steph's Packed Lunch (2020)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 3x50: Denise van Outen, Sayeeda Warsi, Harlan Coben, Pauline McLynn (Mar 14, 2022)
GameFace (2017)
Guest starring as Mum
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Strange Plants (Aug 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Something About a Hat (Aug 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Gritty (Jul 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Prank (Jul 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Conch (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Skint (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Spider (Oct 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Onion (Oct 19, 2017)
- Episode S01 Special: Pilot (Apr 23, 2014)
Father Figure (2013)
Starring as Mary Whyte
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Mother Figure (Oct 23, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: I Do Believe (Oct 16, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Chin Chin (Oct 9, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: House Husband of the Year (Oct 2, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Smart TV (Sep 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: The Apology (Sep 18, 2013)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 10x07: Dom Joly and Pauline McLynn (Nov 18, 2021)
Threesome (2011)
Guest starring as Lorraine
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: I Don't (Nov 12, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: Future (Oct 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Episode Seven (Nov 21, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Episode Six (Nov 14, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Episode Two (Oct 17, 2011)
Jam and Jerusalem (2006)
Starring as Tippi Haddem
(14 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Aug 23, 2009)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Aug 9, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Jan 25, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Jan 18, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Jan 11, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 4, 2008)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 1, 2008)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Dec 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Dec 26, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Dec 22, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Dec 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Dec 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Dec 1, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Nov 24, 2006)
Casting Couch (1999)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 1x04: Pauline McLynn, Amanda Holden (Dec 6, 1999)
Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999)
Starring as Various Characters
(98 episodes)
- Episode 15x03: The Daily Wind Up 3 (May 4, 2010)
- Episode 15x02: The Daily Wind Up 2 (May 3, 2010)
- Episode 15x01: The Daily Wind Up 1 (May 2, 2010)
- Episode 14x03: Who Broke Britain (Jun 21, 2009)
- Episode 14x02: Happy Days Are Here Again (Jun 14, 2009)
- Episode 14x01: The Blame Game (Jun 7, 2009)
- Episode 13x04: A Modest Proposal (Nov 18, 2008)
- Episode 13x03: Till Debt Do Us Part (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 13x02: The China Syndrome (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 13x01: Where Did All the Money Go? (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 12x07: Episode 7 (May 25, 2008)
- Episode 12x06: Episode 6 (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 12x05: Episode 5 (May 12, 2008)
- Episode 12x04: Episode 4 (May 4, 2008)
- Episode 12x03: Episode 3 (Apr 27, 2008)
- Episode 12x02: Episode 2 (Apr 20, 2008)
- Episode 12x01: Episode 1 (Apr 13, 2008)
- Episode 11x06: Episode 6 (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 11x05: Episode 5 (Oct 28, 2007)
- Episode 11x04: Episode 4 (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 11x03: Episode 3 (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 11x02: Episode 2 (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 11x01: Episode 1 (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode S10 Special: Tony Blair: My Part in His Downfall (Jun 25, 2007)
- Episode 10x06: Episode 6 (Apr 7, 2007)
- Episode 10x05: Episode 5 (Mar 31, 2007)
- Episode 10x04: Episode 4 (Mar 24, 2007)
- Episode 10x03: Episode 3 (Mar 17, 2007)
- Episode 10x02: Episode 2 (Mar 10, 2007)
- Episode 10x01: Episode 1 (Mar 3, 2007)
- Episode S09 Special: Special (Sep 23, 2006)
- Episode 9x06: Episode 6 (Apr 8, 2006)
- Episode 9x05: Episode 5 (Apr 1, 2006)
- Episode 9x04: Episode 4 (Mar 25, 2006)
- Episode 9x03: Episode 3 (Mar 18, 2006)
- Episode 9x02: Episode 2 (Mar 11, 2006)
- Episode 9x01: Episode 1 (Mar 4, 2006)
- Episode 8x06: Episode 6 (Oct 16, 2005)
- Episode 8x05: Episode 5 (Oct 9, 2005)
- Episode 8x04: Episode 4 (Oct 2, 2005)
- Episode 8x03: Episode 3 (Sep 25, 2005)
- Episode 8x02: Episode 2 (Sep 18, 2005)
- Episode 8x01: Episode 1 (Sep 11, 2005)
- Episode S07 Special: A Bunch of Counts (May 5, 2005)
- Episode 7x06: Episode 6 (Apr 10, 2005)
- Episode 7x05: Episode 5 (Apr 3, 2005)
- Episode 7x04: Episode 4 (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode 7x03: Episode 3 (Mar 20, 2005)
- Episode 7x02: Episode 2 (Mar 13, 2005)
- Episode 7x01: Episode 1 (Mar 6, 2005)
- Episode 6x06: Episode 6 (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 6x05: Episode 5 (Oct 24, 2004)
- Episode 6x04: Episode 4 (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 6x03: Episode 3 (Oct 10, 2004)
- Episode 6x02: Episode 2 (Oct 3, 2004)
- Episode 6x01: Episode 1 (Sep 26, 2004)
- Episode 5x07: Episode 7 (Mar 7, 2004)
- Episode 5x06: Episode 6 (Mar 7, 2004)
- Episode 5x05: Episode 5 (Feb 29, 2004)
- Episode 5x04: Episode 4 (Feb 22, 2004)
- Episode 5x03: Episode 3 (Feb 15, 2004)
- Episode 5x02: Episode 2 (Feb 8, 2004)
- Episode 5x01: Episode 1 (Feb 1, 2004)
- Episode S04 Special: Trust Me I'm a Prime Minister (Nov 30, 2003)
- Episode S04 Special: Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place (May 11, 2003)
- Episode 4x07: Episode 7 (Mar 2, 2003)
- Episode 4x06: Episode 6 (Feb 23, 2003)
- Episode 4x05: Episode 5 (Feb 16, 2003)
- Episode 4x04: Episode 4 (Feb 9, 2003)
- Episode 4x03: Episode 3 (Feb 2, 2003)
- Episode 4x02: Episode 2 (Jan 26, 2003)
- Episode S04 Special: Between Iraq and a Hard Place (Jan 20, 2003)
- Episode 4x01: Episode 4 (Jan 19, 2003)
- Episode S03 Special: At Her Majesty's Pleasure (Jun 2, 2002)
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (Mar 10, 2002)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Mar 3, 2002)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Feb 24, 2002)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Feb 17, 2002)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Feb 10, 2000)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Feb 3, 2002)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Jan 27, 2002)
- Episode S02 Special: Geoffrey Mallet: A Hero of Our Times (Dec 31, 2001)
- Episode S02 Special: Bremner, Bird and Fortune's Exit Pole (Jun 10, 2001)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Apr 8, 2001)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Apr 1, 2001)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Mar 25, 2001)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Mar 18, 2001)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Mar 11, 2001)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Mar 4, 2001)
- Episode S01 Special: Bremner, Bird, Fortune, Delia, Des...There (Jan 3, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Dec 5, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Nov 28, 1999)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Nov 21, 1999)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Nov 14, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Nov 7, 1999)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Oct 31, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Oct 24, 1999)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Oct 17, 1999)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
(5 episodes)
- Episode 14x179: 18/05/10 - Amy Macdonald, Pauline McLynn (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 13x214: 13/07/09 - JLS, Pauline McLynn (Jul 13, 2009)
- Episode 12x109: 11/02/08 - Pauline McLynn, Antony Worrall Thompson (Feb 11, 2008)
- Episode 10x46: 20/11/06 - Pauline McLynn, Georgia Slowe, guest panellist Jo Bunting (Nov 20, 2006)
- Episode 6x19: 08/07/2004 - Rhona Cameron, Pauline McLynn (Jul 8, 2004)
If I Ruled the World (1998)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Pauline McLynn, Hugh Dennis (Mar 1, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Pauline McLynn, Gordon Kennedy (Mar 20, 1998)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 6x03: Sarah Cawood, David Essex, Jason "J" Brown, Pauline McLynn (Sep 24, 1999)
Silent Witness (1996)
Guest starring as Mary Thorpe
(2 episodes)
- Episode 24x10: Matters of Life and Death, Part Two (Oct 5, 2021)
- Episode 24x09: Matters of Life and Death, Part One (Oct 4, 2021)
They Think It's All Over (1995)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 6x04: Jo Brand, Gabby Yorath and Pauline McLynn (Dec 3, 1998)
Father Ted (1995)
Starring as Mrs. Doyle
(25 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Going to America (May 1, 1998)
- Episode 3x07: Night of the Nearly Dead (Apr 24, 1998)
- Episode 3x06: Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse (Apr 17, 1998)
- Episode 3x05: Escape from Victory (Apr 10, 1998)
- Episode 3x04: The Mainland (Apr 3, 1998)
- Episode 3x03: Speed 3 (Mar 27, 1998)
- Episode 3x02: Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep (Mar 20, 1998)
- Episode 3x01: Are You Right There, Father Ted? (Mar 15, 1998)
- Episode S02 Special: A Christmassy Ted (Dec 24, 1996)
- Episode 2x10: Flight Into Terror (May 10, 1996)
- Episode 2x09: New Jack City (May 3, 1996)
- Episode 2x08: Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading (Apr 26, 1996)
- Episode 2x07: Rock a Hula Ted (Apr 19, 1996)
- Episode 2x06: The Plague (Apr 12, 1996)
- Episode 2x05: A Song for Europe (Apr 5, 1996)
- Episode 2x04: The Old Grey Whistle Theft (Mar 29, 1996)
- Episode 2x03: Tentacles of Doom (Mar 22, 1996)
- Episode 2x02: Think Fast, Father Ted (Mar 15, 1996)
- Episode 2x01: Hell (Mar 8, 1996)
- Episode 1x06: Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest (May 26, 1995)
- Episode 1x05: And God Created Woman (May 19, 1995)
- Episode 1x04: Competition Time (May 12, 1995)
- Episode 1x03: The Passion of Saint Tibulus (May 5, 1995)
- Episode 1x02: Entertaining Father Stone (Apr 28, 1995)
- Episode 1x01: Good Luck, Father Ted (Apr 21, 1995)
Have I Got News for You (1990)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
- Episode 17x08: Pauline McLynn, Edward Stourton (Jun 4, 1999)
EastEnders (1985)
Starring as Yvonne Cotton
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2015-01-02: January 2, 2015 (Jan 2, 2015)
- Episode 2014-11-10: November 10, 2014 (Nov 10, 2014)
- Episode 2014-11-04: November 4, 2014 (Nov 4, 2014)
- Episode 2014-11-03: November 3, 2014 (Nov 3, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-31: October 31, 2014 (Oct 31, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-30: October 30, 2014 (Oct 30, 2014)
- Episode 2014-08-22: August 22, 2014 (Aug 22, 2014)
- Episode 2014-08-21: August 21, 2014 (Aug 21, 2014)
- Episode 2014-05-12: May 12, 2014 (May 12, 2014)
Countdown (1982)
Guest starring as Pauline McLynn
(5 episodes)
- Episode 94x35: Episode 35 (Aug 14, 2026)
- Episode 94x34: Episode 34 (Aug 13, 2026)
- Episode 94x33: Episode 33 (Aug 12, 2026)
- Episode 94x32: Episode 32 (Aug 11, 2026)
- Episode 94x31: Episode 31 (Aug 10, 2026)
Coronation Street (1960)
Starring as Maggie Driscoll
(63 episodes)
- Episode 67x75: Monday 20th April (Apr 20, 2026)
- Episode 67x74: Sunday 19th April (Apr 19, 2026)
- Episode 67x73: Friday 17th April (Apr 17, 2026)
- Episode 67x72: Thursday 16th April (Apr 16, 2026)
- Episode 67x70: Monday 13th April (Apr 13, 2026)
- Episode 67x65: Tuesday 7th April (Apr 7, 2026)
- Episode 67x64: Monday 6th April (Apr 6, 2026)
- Episode 67x63: Sunday 5th April (Apr 5, 2026)
- Episode 67x62: Friday 3rd April (Apr 3, 2026)
- Episode 67x61: Thursday 2nd April (Apr 2, 2026)
- Episode 67x60: Wednesday 1st April (Apr 1, 2026)
- Episode 67x59: Monday 30th March (Mar 30, 2026)
- Episode 67x58: Sunday 29th March (Mar 29, 2026)
- Episode 67x54: Monday 23rd March (Mar 23, 2026)
- Episode 67x53: Friday 20th March (Mar 20, 2026)
- Episode 67x52: Thursday 19th March (Mar 19, 2026)
- Episode 67x51: Wednesday 18th March (Mar 18, 2026)
- Episode 67x48: Friday 13th March (Mar 13, 2026)
- Episode 67x47: Thursday 12th March (Mar 12, 2026)
- Episode 67x46: Wednesday 11th March (Mar 11, 2026)
- Episode 67x45: Tuesday 10th March (Mar 10, 2026)
- Episode 67x44: Monday 9th March (Mar 9, 2026)
- Episode 67x40: Monday 2nd March (Mar 2, 2026)
- Episode 67x37: Wednesday 25th February (Feb 25, 2026)
- Episode 67x36: Tuesday 24th February (Feb 24, 2026)
- Episode 67x34: Friday 20th February (Feb 20, 2026)
- Episode 67x32: Wednesday 18th February (Feb 18, 2026)
- Episode 67x30: Monday 16th February (Feb 16, 2026)
- Episode 67x29: Friday 13th February (Feb 13, 2026)
- Episode 67x26: Tuesday 10th February (Feb 10, 2026)
- Episode 67x20: Thursday 29th January (Jan 29, 2026)
- Episode 67x17: Monday 26th January (Jan 26, 2026)
- Episode 67x16: Friday 23rd January (Jan 23, 2026)
- Episode 67x15: Thursday 22nd January (Jan 22, 2026)
- Episode 67x14: Wednesday 21st January (Jan 21, 2026)
- Episode 67x13: Tuesday 20th January (Jan 20, 2026)
- Episode 67x12: Monday 19th January (Jan 19, 2026)
- Episode 67x11: Friday 16th January (Jan 16, 2026)
- Episode 67x10: Thursday 15th January (Jan 15, 2026)
- Episode 66x155: Wed 31th Dec (Dec 31, 2025)
- Episode 66x154: Tue 30th Dec (Dec 30, 2025)
- Episode 66x153: Mon 29th Dec (Dec 29, 2025)
- Episode 66x152: Fri 26th Dec (Dec 26, 2025)
- Episode 66x151: Thur 25th Dec (Dec 25, 2025)
- Episode 66x150: Wed 24th Dec (Dec 24, 2025)
- Episode 66x149: Mon 22nd Dec (Dec 22, 2025)
- Episode 66x148: Fri 19th Dec (Dec 19, 2025)
- Episode 66x147: Tue 16th Dec (Dec 16, 2025)
- Episode 66x144: Wed 10th Dec (Dec 10, 2025)
- Episode 66x143: Mon 8th Dec (Dec 8, 2025)
- Episode 66x142: Fri 5th Dec (Dec 5, 2025)
- Episode 66x141: Wed 3rd Dec (Dec 3, 2025)
- Episode 66x136: Fri 21st Nov (Nov 21, 2025)
- Episode 66x134: Mon 17th Nov (Nov 17, 2025)
- Episode 66x133: Fri 14th Nov (Nov 14, 2025)
- Episode 66x132: Wed 12th Nov (Nov 12, 2025)
- Episode 66x131: Mon 10th Nov (Nov 10, 2025)
- Episode 66x130: Fri 7th Nov (Nov 7, 2025)
- Episode 66x129: Wed 5th Nov (Nov 5, 2025)
- Episode 66x128: Mon 3rd Nov (Nov 3, 2025)
- Episode 66x127: Fri 31st Oct (Oct 31, 2025)
- Episode 66x126: Thu 30th Oct (Oct 30, 2025)
- Episode 66x125: Mon 27th Oct (Oct 27, 2025)