Prepare yourself! Irish comedy TV show Damo & Ivor has been made into a feature film.
Damo & Ivor is the satirical comedy, which first appeared on YouTube and RTE’s Republic of Telly back in 2011, about the lives of identical twin brothers separated not long after birth. One of the boys, Damo, is left to grow up on the mean streets of Dublin to be raised by his maternal Grandmother, Grano, while the other, Ivor, is given a life of wealth and luxury in Dublin's affluent Foxrock by parents who shower their son with money and little else.
In the feature film Damo and Ivor embark on the mother of all adventures to find the last piece of their family puzzle and track down their long lost brother John Joe. The adventure takes the brothers across Ireland where they discover that sometimes you can’t judge a book by its cover.
The film is written by series creators and writer Andy Quirke and Jules Coll. Quirke reprises his roles as both Damo and Ivor while Ronan and Rob Burke (Standby), who directed the second series of Damo & Ivor, direct the feature. Other stars include Devon Murray (Harry Potter series), Rebecca Grimes (Vikings), Simon Delaney (The Conjuring 2), Ruth McCabe (Breakfast on Pluto), Martin Maloney (Hardy Bucks), Damo and Ivor regulars Enda Oates and Eimear Morrissey.
The film is a co-production between Parallel Films and Blue Ink Films and is being produced by Ruth Carter and Andy Quirke with Alan Moloney as executive producer. The film is being supported by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
74 CinÉireann / January 2018
DAMO & IVOR:
THE MOVIE
DIR: ROB BURKE AND RONAN BURKE
PRO: BLUE INK
Q1