Give My Head Peace

Give My Head Peace

Give My Head Peace was a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. The programme is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell, also known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang", who also perform as the characters.

Comedy

Seasons

1. The Long Marching Season

Air Date: 1998-01-16

2. Setting an Example

Air Date: 1998-01-28

NOTE: Wikipedia could be wrong - makes more sense this aired on Jan 23rd but needs more official source

3. Hollywood On The Falls

Air Date: 1998-01-30

4. Red Hand Luke

Air Date: 1998-02-06

5. Give Peace a Chance

Air Date: 1998-02-13

6. The Peace Dividend

Air Date: 1998-02-20

1. The Importance of Being Protestant

Air Date: 1998-05-22

2. Shadow of a Salesman

Air Date: 1998-05-29

3. Allo Allo Allo

Air Date: 1998-06-05

4. An Indecent Proposal

Air Date: 1998-06-12

5. A Guest of the Nation

Air Date: 1998-06-19

6. Sectarian Candidate

Air Date: 1998-06-26

7. It’s a Horrible Life

Air Date: 1998-12-18

Christmas Special

1. A Landrover Named Desire

Air Date: 1999-05-25

NOTE: possible wrong airdate - better source than Wikipedia required

2. The Boxer

Air Date: 1999-06-04

3. Saving Ryan's Daughter

Air Date: 1999-06-11

4. Due North and South

Air Date: 1999-06-18

5. Desperately Seeking Dympna

Air Date: 1999-06-25

6. Bonfire of the insanities

Air Date: 1999-07-02

7. Wish You Weren't Here

Air Date: 1999-12-17

Christmas Special

1. Truly, Madly, Deadly

Air Date: 2000-05-12

2. Andy's Ashes

Air Date: 2000-05-21

NOTE: Wikipedia could be wrong - makes more sense this aired on May 19 but needs more official source

3. Fame

Air Date: 2000-05-26

4. Secrets and Lies

Air Date: 2000-06-02

5. The Importance of Being Honest

Air Date: 2000-06-09

6. A Farewell To Arms

Air Date: 2000-06-16

7. Death in Divis

Air Date: 2000-06-23

8. Reborn on the Twelfth of July

Air Date: 2000-06-30

9. A Fairytale of New York

Air Date: 2000-12-21

Christmas Special

1. The Talentless Mr. Ripple

Air Date: 2001-05-25

2. Number One Fan

Air Date: 2001-06-01

3. The North Down Connection

Air Date: 2001-06-08

4. McKenna's Gold

Air Date: 2001-06-15

5. Luke Back In Anger

Air Date: 2001-06-22

6. The Beautiful Game

Air Date: 2001-06-29

1. A Day in the Life

Air Date: 2001-11-23

2. Seven

Air Date: 2001-11-30

3. Intiminadation

Air Date: 2001-12-07

4. The Drugs Don’t Work

Air Date: 2001-12-14

5. A Christmas Carol

Air Date: 2001-12-21

6. The Shoes of the Fisherman

Air Date: 2001-12-28

1. Don't Go Up There

Air Date: 2002-05-17

2. The Prime of The Inspector Brodie

Air Date: 2002-05-24

3. Get Thee to a Nunnery

Air Date: 2002-05-31

4. I Have a Dream

Air Date: 2002-06-07

5. La Passionara

Air Date: 2002-06-14

6. Lord of the Ring

Air Date: 2002-06-21

1. Village People

Air Date: 2002-11-22

2. Friends

Air Date: 2002-11-29

3. In the Name of the Father

Air Date: 2002-12-06

4. Return of the Native

Air Date: 2002-12-13

5. Crime and Punishment

Air Date: 2002-12-20

6. Secondary Colours

Air Date: 2002-12-27

1. The Producers

Air Date: 2003-11-28

2. Return of the Mummy

Air Date: 2003-12-05

3. It Must Be Love

Air Date: 2003-12-12

4. The Sixth Sense

Air Date: 2003-12-19

5. The King and I

Air Date: 2003-12-26

6. Shock and Awe

Air Date: 2004-01-02

1. The Kid

Air Date: 2004-11-26

2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Air Date: 2004-12-03

3. Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Air Date: 2004-12-10

4. The Searchers

Air Date: 2004-12-17

5. I Am the Law

Air Date: 2005-01-07

6. Fahrenheit 451

Air Date: 2005-01-14

7. Surprise, Surprise

Air Date: 2005-01-21

8. Love Actually

Air Date: 2005-01-28

9. Canada Dry

Air Date: 2005-02-04

10. The Passion of Red Hand Luke

Air Date: 2005-02-11

11. It Was A Very Good Year

Air Date: 2005-12-23

Christmas Special

12. Easter Parade

Air Date: 2006-04-18

Easter Special

13. The McGlinchey Code

Air Date: 2006-12-22

Christmas Special

14. The Last Farewell

Air Date: 2007-12-28

Christmas Special

15. The Farce Awakens

Air Date: 2016-12-28

Christmas Special

1. The New Broom

Air Date: 2018-01-19

2. The Golf War

Air Date: 2018-01-26

3. Sex, Lies and Audiotape

Air Date: 2018-02-02

4. Shallow Grave

Air Date: 2018-12-27

Christmas Special

1. Stranger things

Air Date: 2019-12-27

Christmas Special

2. A Kick Up the Arts

Air Date: 2019-12-30

3. Death Becomes Him

Air Date: 2020-01-10

4. The Derry Girl

Air Date: 2020-01-17

1. 2020 Vision

Air Date: 2020-12-27

Christmas Special

2. Love in the time of coronavirus

Air Date: 2021-01-15

3. Twin Peaks

Air Date: 2021-01-22

4. Kidnapped

Air Date: 2021-01-29

1. The Vanishing

Air Date: 2021-12-27

Christmas Special

2. The Importance of Being Andy

Air Date: 2022-01-07

3. No Country for Older Men

Air Date: 2022-01-14

4. The Orangeman Who Fell to Earth

Air Date: 2022-01-21

1. Murder Most Foul

Air Date: 2022-12-26

Christmas Special

2. West Belfast

Air Date: 2023-01-06

3. Billy Brasco

Air Date: 2023-01-13

4. Baby Love

Air Date: 2023-01-20

1. Total Christmas

Air Date: 2023-12-28

Andy ruins Christmas by getting Santa jailed. Da is haunted by three Christmas ghosts.

2. The Other Side

Air Date: 2024-01-05

Is Sandy a psychic? Will Da win the Chucky Prize at the Republican of the Year Awards?

3. The Dogs in the Street

Air Date: 2024-01-12

Billy faces the sack for being drunk on duty but is saved by an old friend. Or is he?

4. Sir Da

Air Date: 2024-01-19

Da is offered a knighthood from King Charles. Uncle Andy and Pastor Begbie are not happy.

5. Merry Christmas Mr Begbie

Air Date: 2024-12-23

It's a perfectly normal Christmas for the GMHP families. Ma finds the perfect present for Da, Pastor Begbie decides to become an MLA, and Uncle Andy tries to flee to the north pole to escape some financial issues.

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

1998-01-16

Episodes

99 (16 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Production Companies

Hole in the Wall Gang Ltd.