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/ For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls