Frank of Ireland is a physical and ridiculous brand of humor with an original twist. Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders, The Bisexual), stars as Frank Marron, a 32-year-old catastrophe; a misanthropic fantasist in arrested development who’s convinced that the world owes him. He's also our hero. Frank is newly single and still lives at home with his mother, Mary (Pom Boyd, Rosie). He’s a self-proclaimed musician with a tenuous hold on reality, and hasn’t written a song or played a gig in years. His ex-girlfriend Áine (Sarah Greene, Dublin Murders) has just found a new boyfriend, and Frank may be finding that a tad difficult. Luckily, Frank has a loyal best friend, Doofus, (Domhnall Gleeson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) whose full-time job is clearing the debris left in Frank’s wake. Set in an idyllic suburb of Dublin, Frank of Ireland is the hilarious story of a man’s hapless search for respect, as he struggles to grow up and get his life together, and hopefully not burn everything to the ground in the process.
Frank of Ireland is executive produced by Clelia Mountford and Sharon Horgan for Merman, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, and Michael Moloney. The series is a co-production between Channel 4 and Amazon Studios, and is produced by Rory Gilmartin and directed by MJ Delaney for Merman.
Frank of Ireland is a physical and ridiculous brand of humor with an original twist. Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders, The Bisexual), stars as Frank Marron, a 32-year-old catastrophe; a misanthropic fantasist in arrested development who’s convinced that the world owes him. He's also our hero. Frank is newly single and still lives at home with his mother, Mary (Pom Boyd, Rosie). He’s a self-proclaimed musician with a tenuous hold on reality, and hasn’t written a song or played a gig in years. His ex-girlfriend Áine (Sarah Greene, Dublin Murders) has just found a new boyfriend, and Frank may be finding that a tad difficult. Luckily, Frank has a loyal best friend, Doofus, (Domhnall Gleeson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) whose full-time job is clearing the debris left in Frank’s wake. Set in an idyllic suburb of Dublin, Frank of Ireland is the hilarious story of a man’s hapless search for respect, as he struggles to grow up and get his life together, and hopefully not burn everything to the ground in the process.
Frank of Ireland is executive produced by Clelia Mountford and Sharon Horgan for Merman, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, and Michael Moloney. The series is a co-production between Channel 4 and Amazon Studios, and is produced by Rory Gilmartin and directed by MJ Delaney for Merman.
Executive Produced By:
Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Moloney
Created By:
Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Moloney
Directed By:
MJ Delaney
Produced By:
Channel 4 and Amazon Studios, Rory Gilmartin
Cast:
Brian Gleeson - Frank
Domhnall Gleeson - Doofus
Pom Boyd - Mary
Sarah Greene - Áine
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Peter-Brian
Liz Fitzgibbon - Nicola
Pat Shortt - Padraig
Paul Foreman - Stéphane
Paul Tylak - Richard
Anne Brogan - Bernie
Aisling O’Sullivan - Maelbhina
Ned Dennehey - CaoimhÍn
Sade Malone - Zoe
Brendan Gleeson - Liam
With the help of best friend, Doofus, Frank is determined to win back his ex, Áine, by learning MMA, and playing his first gig in years – her grandmother’s funeral. Will Frank succeed in impressing Áine, or will it be a disaster?
With Mary bed-bound for the day, Frank and Doofus drug her with sleeping pills so they can complete their chores in peace. But in trying to nurse her back to health, have they killed her in the process? And will Frank complete his chores?
Frank and Doofus set out to expose P-B as the ‘yoked-up party boy’ that Frank’s sure he is. But, while collecting evidence against him, Frank starts to fall under his spell. Will P-B become his new bestie? Is this the end of Frank and Doofus?
When Doofus is recruited to write the music for a local am-dram performance of ‘Twelve Angry Women’, Frank wants some limelight for himself. But when his new songs don’t receive the acclaim he’d like, how far will Frank go to be the star of the show?
When Frank learns that Mary’s going to sell their home, and he’ll have to move out on his own, he lashes out and barricades himself in. But he can’t keep her out forever - will Frank finally be forced to leave home for good?
It’s Frank’s birthday and Doofus, Mary and Áine decide to gift him an intervention. His life’s stuck in a cycle, and they want him to break free. Will Frank be able to break the cycle and finally grow up?
Executive Produced By:
Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Moloney
Created By:
Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Moloney
Directed By:
MJ Delaney
Produced By:
Channel 4 and Amazon Studios, Rory Gilmartin
Cast:
Brian Gleeson - Frank
Domhnall Gleeson - Doofus
Pom Boyd - Mary
Sarah Greene - Áine
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Peter-Brian
Liz Fitzgibbon - Nicola
Pat Shortt - Padraig
Paul Foreman - Stéphane
Paul Tylak - Richard
Anne Brogan - Bernie
Aisling O’Sullivan - Maelbhina
Ned Dennehey - CaoimhÍn
Sade Malone - Zoe
Brendan Gleeson - Liam