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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Nick Bramhill

Father Ted star Pauline McLynn initially struggled to land parts after series ended

It's the ageless Channel 4 sitcom which made her a household name.

But Father Ted star Pauline McLynn has admitted she initially struggled to land parts just after the award-winning series came to an end - because she was so much younger in real life than her on-screen character, Mrs Doyle.

McLynn, 60, was in her early 30s when she started playing the ageing, tea-obsessed Craggy Island housekeeper.

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