Father Ted Icon Explains How Her New Coronation Street Character Answers to the Soap's Powerful Legacy

Father Ted icon explains how her new Coronation Street character answers to the soap's powerful legacy

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.“During my first week on Coronation Street, nobody mentioned Father Ted at all,” says Pauline McLynn, referring to the beloved Channel 4 sitcom in which she played harassed housekeeper Mrs Doyle. “Fair enough, why should they? Maybe they just hadn’t seen it. Then one day in rehearsal, I came into the back room of the Rovers and two characters were sat at the table. I said: ‘Can I get you a snac…

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