One of Ireland's busiest actors, Owen Roe has played major roles on other television series and is an award-winning playwright. Despite the variety of roles he's played, Owen always welcomes the seasonal return to the Ballykissangel set. The Examiner met Owen during the filming of series six.
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So Kieran is back. How is that?

It's great. It's great coming back in to something that had lost Tony and we needed something strong to get us back on our feet again. So with Kieran coming back on board it has been a fresh start for him and a fresh start for all of us, which it had to be. It is Ballykissangel but it's Ballykissangel mark two. This time there has been a clean break, brand new look, a very entertaining and solid script.

This time last year when The Dooley's were entering for the first time they were central but this year they are even more central. How does that feel?

It has been great because I've always been a fan of Ballykissangel and now that I'm no longer a blow in it's a nice feeling. You feel very fortunate because it's a different kind of show and it's different from week to week and so it's very challenging for an actor to be doing that. One week you are dealing with a domestic issue then another you're dealing with a scam or something, so to be brought in to it more centrally is great.

Paul Dooley is a very stern character at times whereas Owen Roe is very comedic. Do you get a chance to bring some of the comedy into Dooley.

I find this time round that I've go a lot more comedy to play with, which is great. Dooley may seem stern but he is funny with it.

How on earth does Oonagh put up with him?

I have no idea. She obviously loves him!