Bridget & Eamon
Bridget & Eamon is an Irish sitcom that first aired on RTÉ Two on 1 February 2016, having previously aired as a RTÉ Player-exclusive series. It is based on the Bridget & Eamon sketches written by Shane Mulvey that featured on the Republic of Telly comedy review show. The show centres on 1980s husband and wife played by Bernard O'Shea and Jennifer Zamparelli. The show won the IFTA for Best Comedy at the IFTA GALA Television 2016 awards. The show's director Jason Butler also won the IFTA for Best Director Soap / Comedy. It was the first comedy funded entirely by the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ to screen in Britain. It is produced with the support of investment incentives for the Irish Film Industry provided by the Government of Ireland, and filmed on location in Ireland. Plot Bridget and Eamon are an unhappily married 1980s Irish couple. They live in the Irish Midlands with their indeterminate number (6 to 8) of children. The series follows their lives. Cast Main cast Jennifer Maguire as Bridget Bernard O'Shea as Eamon Edwin Sammon as Father Gabriel Norma Sheahan as Noreen Sharon Mannion as Concepta Laura O'Mahony as Grainne Eleanor Tiernan as Dolores Colum