Episode 29: Get Out! Dennis and his wee shop in actor Paul Mallon's own words…not all of them sweary.)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and one Derry Girls favourite is busy stocking up on presents for Protestants. The iconic Derry Man talks all things Dennis, putting the fizz into Holy Communion and just how difficult it is to live in the shadow of his super talented and successful "cousin”… 

Will the TDG's be a match for the force of nature and his 10p mixes or will they be sent out into the wilds of Derry without so much as a cola cube between them. Sure Dennis is a pussycat really… isn't he??? 

Quality Street v Roses 

https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/quality-street-vs-cadbury-roses-we-investigate-which-tin-trumps-this-christmas-35287316.html

Paul Mallon - aka Dennis https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/paul-mallon/cv

Sitcom "Open All Hours" starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007h8hp  

Strabane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabane

http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/strabanebypass.html#:~:text=The%20Strabane%20Bypass%20as%20originally,bridge%20over%20the%20River%20Mourne Strabane By Pass 

Episode 5 "London Irish" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jKs5_auKU.  

Celebrity Siblings The Cusacks - an Irish acting dynasty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojSPY32Fy8  

The IMDB profile where it says Paul and Lisa McGee are "cousins". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2546951/    

The Wiki page Jeanie found where it says Paul has a "towering frame”. https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/paul-mallon-646646

This is the opposite to the Wee Man from Strabane Hugo Duncan https://sharpemusic.com/product/hugo-duncan-the-wee-man-from-strabane/

Where Marie-Louise asks Paul about him being a writer now - Paul has co-written a play with his partner Eléonore Maudet https://lyrictheatre.co.uk/bios/paul-mallon-playwright

Paul and Eleanor talking to Marie-Louise in her proper job on The Culture Cafe BBC Radio Ulster https://www.facebook.com/BBCRadioUlster/videos/el%C3%A9onore-maudet-and-paul-mallon-are-part-of-the-2021-new-playwrights-programme-a/160855852596356/  

Dalgleish - Channel 5 https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/filming-in-northern-ireland/dalgliesh-airs-channel-5-thursday/  

Stacey Gregg - writer of "Ballywalter" https://womenandhollywood.com/sxsw-2021-women-directors-meet-stacey-gregg-here-before/  

https://www.empirestreetproductions.com/ballywalter 

Patrick Kielty https://www.patrickkielty.com/

https://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/performing-arts/night-november    

https://opencomedy.com/paulmallon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Tower 

Madonna is the first pop star to use a wireless mic on her "Vogue" tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAKj2Maa1gY          

Jonathan Harden is part of the fateful Hallowe'en story where Paul borrows Lisa McGee's Madonna hat https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325042/              

(side bar - Jonathan is married to Bronagh Taggart who was the waitress in Series 1 Ep 5 Derry Girls who Gerry makes cry https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/derry_girls/videos/15480/bad_customer_service/ 

Madonna's cowboy hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdz2oW0NMFk   

Derry Hallowe'en https://derryhalloween.com/

The film "Brokeback Mountain" that Paul went as for Hallowe'en https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/

Des Kennedy https://au.harrypottertheplay.com/creative/des-kennedy/

The art of self taping - the new way to do auditions https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/tips-and-advice/how-to-self-tape/

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