Leave It to Mrs. O'Brien

TV Series
1984–

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An RTE situation comedy featuring an accident prone housekeeper and the two exasperated priests for whom she works.An RTE situation comedy featuring an accident prone housekeeper and the two exasperated priests for whom she works.An RTE situation comedy featuring an accident prone housekeeper and the two exasperated priests for whom she works.

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- Angela McFadden
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4.0/10

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Creator
- Angela McFadden
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Anna Manahan

Mrs. O'Brien

• 1985

Patrick Daly

Fr. Rooney

• 1985

Philip O'Sullivan

Fr. Michael Lynch

• 1985

Blanaid Irvine

Sr. Gertrude

• 1985

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1charlesasheehan

Not Father Ted

The wonderful Anna Manahan is sacrificed in RTE's God-awful priest comedy.

I wonder did Dermot Morgan realise the comic potential of subverting this situation? If only Anna Manahan was allowed the scope Pauline Lynn had as the demented housekeeper.

RTE has done some impressive drama series but it has never produced a comedy sitcom worthy of wider distribution (Killnascully is the best of a poor crop).

The highpoint for comedy in RTE was Hall's Pictorial Weekly, a brilliant current affairs comedy (think John Stewart in 1970's Ireland) which is now available on DVD.