Ardal O'Hanlon
Popularity:1.221
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1965-10-08
Place of Birth:Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans...

Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman (2013)
A selection of Dermot Morgan's family, friends, colleagues and admirers, including Pat Shortt, Oliver Callan and Pauline Mc Lynn, look back on the...

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider (2022)
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it...

The Ghastly Ghoul (2023)
Every year, the monsters from Halloween Town come to Earth to trick or treat for one glorious night of mischief before the gateway back to their...

Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety Theatre (1997)
Stand-up with the Irish comedian, alias Father Dougal, performing to a packed house at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre at the climax of a successful one-man...

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999)
Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued...

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the...

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an...

My Freaky Family (2024)
On the cusp of her 13th birthday, Betty Flood – budding musician and magical being – just wants to be like the rest of her fabulous, but...

Comic Aid (2005)
Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets...

Fran the Man (2025)
When non-league St Peter's Celtic are drawn to play titans Shamrock Rovers in the first round of the FAI Cup, assistant manager Fran Costello hopes...

Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For Celts (2022)
Actor Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted) explores some of the most important archaeological finds in Ireland's history, revealing how many have been used as...

Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted (2011)
On the 15th anniversary of its launch, this documentary follows Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on a return trip to Craggy...

Handsome Devil (2017)
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.

Tales of the Riverbank (2008)
Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends - Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig - who, having swept down the river in a...

Twice Shy (2016)
Andy and Maggie, a young Irish couple, travel to England as the result of an unplanned pregnancy, where Maggie will face the biggest decision of her...

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a...

Wide Open Spaces (2009)
Have you ever had a best friend you couldn't stand? Myles has one - Austin - only he's too much of a slacker to do anything about it. In fact, each...

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll (1997)
Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll, is a 12 minute spoof of a 1950s black and white science fiction B-movie. It was first released in 1997 and starred Ardal...

Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided (2019)
The border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has meandered across rural Irish farmlands since its creation in 1922. Throughout...

Stop! You're Killing Me (2004)
Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of Irish comedy performed in support of Human Rights....

The Butcher Boy (1998)
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive,...

Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in Dublin (2007)
Ardal O'Hanlon returns to his home country with a sell out show at Dublin's Olympia Theatre for this specially recorded show. Featuring brand new...

Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party (2019)
Ardal O'Hanlon looks at what started the showband era in Ireland, the people involved, and how it came to an end in the 1980s.

The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly (2024)
The mystery of the Geneva Window: a masterpiece of Irish art commissioned by the Irish Government but ultimately rejected, abandoned and hidden away...

Shooting Stars (1993)
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on...

Live at the Apollo (2004)
A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.

Skins (2007)
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

My Hero (2000)
My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September...

The One Show (2006)
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

Father Ted (1995)
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

Blessed (2005)
Blessed is a BBC television sitcom written by Ben Elton and starring Ardal O'Hanlon as Gary, a record producer, who is struggling to bring up two...

Doctor Who (2005)
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)
Follow the imagination of Lily, a five-year-old hunter, as she creates a world of adventure and friendship from treasures she finds washed up on the...

After Hours (2015)
An 18 year old music lover who's just had his heart broken for the first time turns for support to an internet radio station on a long boat run by...

Taskmaster (2015)
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills...

The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun...

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014)
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk...

Cucumber (2015)
Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date...

London Irish (2013)
Old enough to know better… Young enough to do it anyway. Conor, his older sister Bronagh, best friend Packy and Niamh have just moved from...

Death in Paradise (2011)
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of...

The Woman in the Wall (2023)
When 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...

Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football (2024)
Exploring the seismic influence key players and managers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland had on English football between...

My Hero (2000)
My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September...

Who Do You Think You Are? (2008)
Popular Irish personalities trace their roots, and this journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.

Six Nations Sin Bin (2019)
Getting everyone ready for a Six Nations weekend. Gabby Logan and Gareth Thomas are joined by stars and famous fans to look ahead with previews,...

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything (2022)
Rosie Molloy is addicted to everything. After an embarrassing incident at her brother Joey's wedding Rosie wakes up in hospital and decides to change...

The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon (2024)
Ardal O'Hanlon goes on a fascinating journey around the islands of Ireland, unearthing the history, observing the wildlife and meeting the islanders...

Would I Lie to You? (2007)
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

Nelly & Nora (2015)
The adventures of two young Irish sisters who spend their holidays and weekends with their parents at the family’s mobile home in a caravan...

Extraordinary (2023)
In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big,...

Derry Girls (2018)
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a...

Irish Pickers (2020)
Follow Dublin-based antiques expert and historical dealer Ian Dowling and his team as they travel the length and breadth of Ireland looking for...

Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon (2016)
Comic actor Ardal O'Hanlon explores the emerald isle and Irish life as he tours his beloved homeland.

Return to Paradise (2024)
DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin...

Val Falvey, TD (2009)
Val Falvey, TD is an Irish comedy television programme starring Ardal O'Hanlon and Owen Roe. The show began airing on RTÉ Two in November...

Celebrity Catchphrase (2018)
In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include...

Parkinson (1998)
Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

Top of the Pops (1964)
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

The Late Late Show (1962)
Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland

Six Nations Greatest Moments (2025)
Gabby Logan and a host of legends reflect on the very best from 25 years of the world's greatest rugby tournament - from the biggest talking points...

Six Nations Greatest Moments (1970)
Ardal O'Hanlon goes on a fascinating journey around the islands of Ireland, unearthing the history, observing the wildlife and meeting the islanders...