Stephen Fry's 'Ros na Rœn' appearance features on his new BBC series

Stephen Fry’s recent cameo appearance in Ros na Rún, the TG4 drama, is to feature in his new BBC2 series ‘Planet Word’ this Sunday, at 9pm and will be viewed by approximately 1.75million viewers.

‘Planet Word’ explores the role of language in defining who we are and Fry travelled to Spiddal in Galway to find out more about the Irish language in contemporary Irish society. While there, he filmed a cameo role in Ros na Rún where he played a confused English tourist who was lost in Connemara.

Fry’s character wandered into Ros na Rún’s local pub ‘Tigh Thaidhg’ looking for directions and came face to face with soapworld’s crankiest publican, Tadhg Ó Diréain (Macdara Ó Fatharta) and resident barfly Séamus Ó Catháin (Diarmuid Mac An Adhaistair). What ensued was a highly entertaining storyline where Stephen Fry shares a cúpla focal with two of Ros na Rún’s best loved characters!The cameo appearance was screened on Ros na Rún earlier this year and people can watch the footage on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VNWru5y6U

Hugh Farley, Series Producer of Ros na Rún said: “We were delighted to welcome BBC2 to the set of Ros na Rún recently, as part of their upcoming series, ‘Planet Word’. Our writers developed a highly entertaining storyline for series presenter, Stephen Fry, to feature in and his grasp of the Irish language was commendable! The humour of the scene, as well as the chemistry between Fry, Macdara Ó Fatharta and Diarmuid Mac An Adhaistair, was extremely well received by critics and fans alike.”