| What
were you doing Before Ballyk?
Before Ballyk I was working on a series
called The Ambassador with Pauline Collins, so we did two seasons of that and
it didn’t look like there was a third season. I was very lucky I got a phone call
and they said "Will you come back to Ballykissangel?", because I did
two episodes; one in the first series, the other in the second series.  Second
time around I was sent to prison, and this time I’m out of prison ... although,
I was arrested three years ago, I was only in prison for six months ... that’s
amazing.
Introduce
your Character
Paul Dooley is the character
and he’s a bit of a crook. He
has a family now and he is quite keen to
well by his
family,
but he gets too bored
to go through the normal channels so he gets into a lot of trouble - al lot -
with the police and his wife - played by Marion O’Dwyer. But behind it all he’s
a very nice guy ... honest.
What
has been the most difficult episode or scene?
The
most difficult episode or scene ... (at this point he laughs and winks) kissing
Marion O’Dwyer because she never knows when to stop ... she removed four teeth
when I was kissing her so that was a bit difficult. |
|
What's the most
enjoyable thing about Ballykissangel?
The
most enjoyable thing about being in Ballykissangel is that it’s not a cop show,
it’s not a hospital drama, there are no animals in it ... well there are, but
we don’t get to see their insides! Rolf Harris isn’t in it .... There’s no lines
like "In my office, now." That’s the only reason I’m doing Ballykissangel.
 | Have
there been any practical jokes on the set?
There
have not been any practical jokes, but there’s always a sense of fun. There’s
room for practical jokes ... I must look into that. | How
would you like to see your character develop?
There’s room for Dooley
to develop all right. I think it’s on the cards for him to be a better father
and husband all round. I think that’s going to happen but the edge will no be
knocked off him. I think that will all ways be part of his character, to look
for the way round or the loop hole. But I’d like to see him develop as a better
father anyway. Not necessarily as a better husband, because I think he is a perfect
husband. | 
