Pauline McLynn To Star Alongside Father Ted Co-Star In New Comedy Series

Father Ted stars Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn are to reunite for a brand new comedy series, which is set to air on Sky Comedy and NOW in December.

Titled Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything, the series is to see the pair star as the parents of a woman called Rosie who has decided to tackle her many addictons. Rosie will be played by Two Pints of Larger and a Packet of Crisps star Sheridan Smith. 

"Rosie Molloy is addicted to everything. Smoking, alcohol, Terry’s Chocolate Oranges, Xanax, Adderall, caffeine… the list goes on", a synopsis of the series reads.

"After an embarrassing incident at her brother Joey’s wedding, she wakes up in hospital and decides to change her life by `giving up everything’". 

It also added, "But as Rosie juggles her father’s ill health, Connor (Ardal O’Hanlon) and the possibility of losing her job, she has the dawning realisation that her addictions are destroying everything - her friendships, her family and her work life". 

"Harder still is the realisation that perhaps it isn’t the addictions that are the problem. If Rosie really does give up everything, will she still be Rosie?". 

Check out the trailer below. 

Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn are of course renowned for playing Father Dougal McGuire and Mrs Doyle in popular Irish comedy series from the 1990s Father Ted, alongside the late Dermot Morgan.

Earlier this year, Pauline McLynn admitted that it was weird playing the role of Ardal O'Hanlon's on screen husband on this upcoming comedy series.

"It was a weird one for me and Ardal because we’re married in this, and that’s going to scramble a lot of people’s brains", she said.

"I'm not saying an intimacy coordinator was needed. But yes, it was kind of strange because Mrs Doyle was the age I am at now when I started playing her. It’s odd that Ardal has reached that point as well. So, the fact that boy is a man now and my husband is just a little weird".