Give My Head Peace

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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.

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Episodes

Specials

3 episodes

S0 E1 · Two Ceasefires and a Wedding

Pilot

S0 E2 · The Story of Give My Head Peace

The writers, performers and producers of Give My Head Peace reflect on the journey of the ironic sitcom, from a short sketch routine in the 1980s to the most successful comedy ever to be produced by BBC Northern Ireland.

S0 E3 · A Beginner's Guide

Da and Uncle Andy host a highly selective look back over the Give My Head Peace years, with a little help from some celebrity guests.

Series 1

6 episodes

S1 E1 · The Long Marching Season

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S1 E2 · Setting an Example

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

S1 E3 · Hollywood On The Falls

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S1 E4 · Red Hand Luke

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S1 E5 · Give Peace a Chance

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S1 E6 · The Peace Dividend

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Series 2

7 episodes

S2 E1 · The Importance of Being Protestant

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S2 E2 · Shadow of a Salesman

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S2 E3 · Allo Allo Allo

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S2 E4 · An Indecent Proposal

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S2 E5 · A Guest of the Nation

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S2 E6 · Sectarian Candidate

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S2 E7 · It’s a Horrible Life

Christmas Special

Series 3

7 episodes

S3 E1 · A Landrover Named Desire

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S3 E2 · The Boxer

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S3 E3 · Saving Ryan's Daughter

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S3 E4 · Due North and South

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S3 E5 · Desperately Seeking Dympna

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S3 E6 · Bonfire of the insanities

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S3 E7 · Wish You Weren't Here

Christmas Special

Season 4

9 episodes

S4 E1 · Truly, Madly, Deadly

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S4 E2 · Andy's Ashes

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

S4 E3 · Fame

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S4 E4 · Secrets and Lies

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S4 E5 · The Importance of Being Honest

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S4 E6 · A Farewell To Arms

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S4 E7 · Death in Divis

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S4 E8 · Reborn on the Twelfth of July

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S4 E9 · A Fairytale of New York

Christmas Special

Season 5

6 episodes

S5 E1 · The Talentless Mr. Ripple

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S5 E2 · Number One Fan

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S5 E3 · The North Down Connection

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S5 E4 · McKenna's Gold

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S5 E5 · Luke Back In Anger

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S5 E6 · The Beautiful Game

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Season 6

6 episodes

S6 E1 · A Day in the Life

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S6 E2 · Seven

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S6 E3 · Intiminadation

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S6 E4 · The Drugs Don’t Work

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S6 E5 · A Christmas Carol

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S6 E6 · The Shoes of the Fisherman

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Season 7

6 episodes

S7 E1 · Don't Go Up There

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S7 E2 · The Prime of The Inspector Brodie

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S7 E3 · Get Thee to a Nunnery

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S7 E4 · I Have a Dream

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S7 E5 · La Passionara

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S7 E6 · Lord of the Ring

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Season 8

6 episodes

S8 E1 · Village People

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S8 E2 · Friends

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S8 E3 · In the Name of the Father

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S8 E4 · Return of the Native

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S8 E5 · Crime and Punishment

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S8 E6 · Secondary Colours

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Season 9

6 episodes

S9 E1 · The Producers

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S9 E2 · Return of the Mummy

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S9 E3 · It Must Be Love

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S9 E4 · The Sixth Sense

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S9 E5 · The King and I

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S9 E6 · Shock and Awe

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Season 10

15 episodes

S10 E1 · The Kid

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S10 E2 · Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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S10 E3 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying

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S10 E4 · The Searchers

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S10 E5 · I Am the Law

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S10 E6 · Fahrenheit 451

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S10 E7 · Surprise, Surprise

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S10 E8 · Love Actually

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S10 E9 · Canada Dry

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S10 E10 · The Passion of Red Hand Luke

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S10 E11 · It Was A Very Good Year

Christmas Special

S10 E12 · Easter Parade

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S10 E13 · The McGlinchey Code

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S10 E14 · The Last Farewell

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S10 E15 · The Farce Awakens

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Season 11

4 episodes

S11 E1 · The New Broom

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S11 E2 · The Golf War

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S11 E3 · Sex, Lies and Audiotape

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S11 E4 · Shallow Grave

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Season 12

4 episodes

S12 E1 · Stranger things

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S12 E2 · A Kick Up the Arts

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S12 E3 · Death Becomes Him

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S12 E4 · The Derry Girl

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Season 13

4 episodes

S13 E1 · 2020 Vision

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S13 E2 · Love in the time of coronavirus

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S13 E3 · Twin Peaks

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S13 E4 · Kidnapped

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Season 14

4 episodes

S14 E1 · The Vanishing

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S14 E2 · The Importance of Being Andy

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S14 E3 · No Country for Older Men

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S14 E4 · The Orangeman Who Fell to Earth

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Season 15

4 episodes

S15 E1 · Murder Most Foul

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S15 E2 · West Belfast

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S15 E3 · Billy Brasco

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S15 E4 · Baby Love

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Season 16

4 episodes

S16 E1 · Total Christmas

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

S16 E2 · The Other Side

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

S16 E3 · The Dogs in the Street

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

S16 E4 · Sir Da

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