Fair City villain plays a good guy in Tall Tales & Murder
Actor Brian Doherty discusses his transition from playing a villain in the soap opera 'Fair City' to a comedic role in the new series 'Tall Tales & Murder'. He highlights the creative satisfaction of playing diverse characters.
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Brian Doherty, who plays the villainous JJ in Fair City , has told RTÉ Entertainment that Carrigstown fans will see a different side to him as an actor in Tall Tales & Murder , the new darkly comic series from Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan.
Full of gags, guns, and gold, and not the type of series to watch with nana, Tall Tales & Murder sees worn-out retirement home nurse Bridget (Ella Lily Hyland) and want-out car thief Paul (Casey Walsh) embark on the (mis)adventure of their lives.
Joining them are previously comatose Dublin criminal Grinner (Aidan Gillen), Bridget's icy-yet-amorous boss, The Matron (Aisling O'Sullivan), and Bunny (Brian Doherty), a GAA-obsessed detective who valiantly tries to be Paul's guardian angel - and keep The Matron satisfied.
In the kindest sense, Bunny is a world away from Fair City 's JJ.
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