Television Work

  • MNÁ DÍBEARTHA (BANISHED WOMEN)(TG4, BAI)
    4 part series about the founding mothers of modern Australia. From 1787 to 1853, over 25,000 women, nearly half of them Irish, were transported in the dark holds of ships on a 16,000-mile journey to the other side of the world as bonded labour. Arriving alone, or with small children in the colonies, these single, married and widowed women, lived, loved, toiled and died under Australian skies.
  • SANCTUARY(FOMACS)
    A collection of stories about people seeking asylum in Ireland in performed by actors and writers living in Ireland including Sebastian Barry, Marian Keyes, Mick Lally, Eileen Walsh, Aidan Kelly, and other leading performers and writers.
  • EXILE IN HELL (BCI, IFB,TG4)
    Drama doc about 8 men who enter the wilderness of Tasmania and engage in cannibalism as a means of survival.
  • FORGIVENESS
    Short drama about a poignant changing moment in the Irish Civil War, starring Barry McGovern.
  • NED KELLY (TG4, IFB, AFC, NSWFTO, FILM VIC)
    Documentary exploring the life of the legendary bushranger. Audience award winner at Stranger Than Fiction Festival, Dublin.
  • THE LONG ROAD (TG4, IFB, AKAJAVA FILMS)
    An overview of the Irish community in Britian through the highs and lows, the new opportunities and the loss as expressed in the reality of the lives of Irish men and women - economic migrants to post-war Britain.
  • ONE MAN & HIS DOG (RTE, LOOPLINE)
    A profile of Irish author Billy Roche whose famous works include: A Handful of Stars, Poor Beast In The Rain, Belfry,The Cavalcaders, Amphibians, On Such As We, the screenplay Trojan Eddie and the novel Tumbling Down.
  • AFGHANISTAN - AFTER THE WAR(PBS, BILL MOYERS SHOW)
    A documentary about an Irish aid worker assessing food aid distribution, filmed in Afghanistan & Pakistan shortly after the events on 9/11.
  • HERE TO STAY(FOMACS)
    A documentary about the human side of migration into Ireland. Following Filipino nurse, Fidel Taguinod, over a two year period wherein he flowingly enacts the roles of nurse, migrant activist and Bakla (gay) performer.
  • PROMISE AND UNREST(FOMACS)
    Promise and Unrest unravels a subtle migration story of maternal sacrifice, loss and love.
  • COOKING FOR THE QUEEN (TG4)
    Irelands first ever children’s cookery series set in a fairy tale castle with topsy-turvy shelves.
  • LESLIE DOWDALL(IRISH CANCER SOCIETY)
    Music video released on ‘Daffodil Day’ as part of national campaign to promote cancer awareness in Ireland.
  • RUBY BACKDROP (RTE)
    Documentary celebrating 40 years of the Wexford Festival that captures the razzmatazz and uniqueness of this ‘rare gem’ of a festival.
  • SPIKE MILLIGAN (BBC, RTE, ABC, HATCHLING PRODUCTIONS)
    Film about the comedian incorporating the families home movie footage directed by Cathy Henkle.
  • CHILDREN'S TV ON TRIAL (BBC)
    Documentary examining the legacy of children’s TV in the 70’s including Tomorrow People, Dr Who, Black Beauty etc directed by Paul Dwyer.
  • TOMÁS
    A film about my brother in law who lives with Downs Syndrome.
Barrie Dowdall, Ned Kelly Pictures, 77 Christchurch View, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, Tel: 00 353 (0)1 4548790