Tommy is frequently teased for his dad supposedly being a member of the IRA. As it happens, actor Brian Milligan - who plays Mick's late father in episode three - portrayed a republican prisoner in 'Hunger' (2008), centred around Bobby Sands' Hunger strike in the Maze prison.
Shot predominantly around south Belfast with St Edna's church and Park Road, along the river Lagan, each off the Ormeau Road. The number 8a bus travels from the Malone area through to Stranmillis before arriving in Belfast city centre. Meanwhile the Strand cinema is in east Belfast, at the top of the Holywood Road.