Actor Damien Moloney has said starring in Derry Girls was a real “pinch me moment”.
The Kildare star landed a role in the hit Channel 4 series as hot plumber, Gabriel.
Damien said he couldn’t believe he got a chance to star in the teen sitcom.
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He said: “They very kindly asked me to do it, just before the pandemic started so I was waiting and waiting to get my chance to do it and I spent a week with them in December.
“When you’re facing off against the five really fun Derry Girls in those school uniforms, it’s a real pinch me moment.
“They’re all so talented and they’ve had so many guest stars in this series,” he added.
Damien was speaking at Sky’s star-studded Up Next event in London ahead of season four of Brassic - which also stars Michelle Keegan - was announced.
Sky will launch over 200 Sky Original shows across all genres this year – a 60% increase from 2021.
The showcase set out Sky’s promise to bring audiences the best TV shows from the UK, the US and Europe, featuring world-class talent including Kenneth Branagh, Suranne Jones, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan, Keeley Hawes, Sheridan Smith, Billie Piper, Colin Farrell, Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Jodie Turner-Smith and Letitia Wright.
Amongst the new titles announced are a major adaptation of Heather Morris’ bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz, a life affirming and heartrending story of bravery and love in the darkest of places.
The critically acclaimed dramas I Hate Suzie Too starring Billie Piper and COBRA: Rebellion with Robert Carlyle, will also return.
Also announced were three new original comedies; Sheridan Smith, Pauline McLynn and Ardal O’Hanlon star in Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything, Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan team up for Romantic Getaway, and there’s a new spin on a Christmas classic with Suranne Jones starring in Christmas Carole.
Adding to the line-up are a range of new Sky Original films; Letitia Wright stars in the tender and moving drama Aisha, Colin Farrell dazzles in the beguiling sci-fi drama After Yang, while Brian Cox, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Cena and Ann Dowd star in the political thriller, The Independent, and Russell Crowe directs and stars alongside Liam Hemsworth in the thriller Poker Face.
Speaking on the new commissions, Zai Bennett, Managing Director, Content Sky UK and Ireland, said: “Great stories have the power to help us connect with each other, and at its best entertainment isn’t something we watch, it’s something we feel and experience.
"That’s why we’re creating and investing in world-class original storytelling to give our customers even more of their favourite shows and films than ever before.
“We’re delighted to be working with some of the best talent, both on and off screen, to bring these stories to life."
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