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Quintessentially Irish

A journey through Ireland's cultural heritage, exploring the origins of whiskey production, the world-famous Guinness brewery, age-old equestrian pursuits, traditional Gaelic athletics, and the enduring Dunsany Castle.

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Frank Mannion

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And all the way now
from Navan - Quintessentially Irish

And all the way now from Navan

Of course I wear suede
on a bloody hot day - Quintessentially Irish

Of course I wear suede on a bloody hot day

Lick your lips,
sit up straight. - Quintessentially Irish

Lick your lips, sit up straight.

When I was on the tour
with the Bond movie, - Quintessentially Irish

When I was on the tour with the Bond movie,

Wayne Michaels
jumped off that dam, - Quintessentially Irish

Wayne Michaels jumped off that dam,

Then one day he stood up
on the dam - Quintessentially Irish

Then one day he stood up on the dam

Took the swallow dive pose,
looked up, - Quintessentially Irish

Took the swallow dive pose, looked up,

You have to keep
the horizon line all the way. - Quintessentially Irish

You have to keep the horizon line all the way.

It was a great opening
for my career as James Bond. - Quintessentially Irish

It was a great opening for my career as James Bond.

I think "GoldenEye"
is one of the best. - Quintessentially Irish

I think "GoldenEye" is one of the best.

Of course,
the irony of an Irishman - Quintessentially Irish

Of course, the irony of an Irishman

I just accepted it and
I think people accepted it. - Quintessentially Irish

I just accepted it and I think people accepted it.

I don't think there was
any heavy-handed - Quintessentially Irish

I don't think there was any heavy-handed

The feeling coming at you
like a tsunami was just... - Quintessentially Irish

The feeling coming at you like a tsunami was just...

I remember saying to Keely,
the day I got the job. - Quintessentially Irish

I remember saying to Keely, the day I got the job.

The phone rang and it was
Fred Specktor, my agent, - Quintessentially Irish

The phone rang and it was Fred Specktor, my agent,

It's all yours." - Quintessentially Irish

It's all yours."

It's going to be
one wild ride." - Quintessentially Irish

It's going to be one wild ride."

My name is Pierce Brosnan,
and we're at The Surfrider - Quintessentially Irish

My name is Pierce Brosnan, and we're at The Surfrider

I dropped in here in '82
and I came to the seaside. - Quintessentially Irish

I dropped in here in '82 and I came to the seaside.

I was in the Hollywood Hills
to start with, and - Quintessentially Irish

I was in the Hollywood Hills to start with, and

The ocean dragged me
to it, and so, - Quintessentially Irish

The ocean dragged me to it, and so,

I love LA and drives me nuts. - Quintessentially Irish

I love LA and drives me nuts.

I fly in over it and think,
"Why do I live here?" - Quintessentially Irish

I fly in over it and think, "Why do I live here?"

Yes, I'm from Navan,
County Meath. - Quintessentially Irish

Yes, I'm from Navan, County Meath.

My father, God bless him,
Tom Brosnan, he--he... - Quintessentially Irish

My father, God bless him, Tom Brosnan, he--he...

Went off into the hills
and never to return. - Quintessentially Irish

Went off into the hills and never to return.

So my mother
was a young mother, - Quintessentially Irish

So my mother was a young mother,

Closed environment - Quintessentially Irish

Closed environment

Mangle somewhat the lives
of many people, - Quintessentially Irish

Mangle somewhat the lives of many people,

The marriage didn't work out, - Quintessentially Irish

The marriage didn't work out,

A cloistered town, like Navan, - Quintessentially Irish

A cloistered town, like Navan,

My mother left
when I was a young lad - Quintessentially Irish

My mother left when I was a young lad

That was
her courage and her glory, - Quintessentially Irish

That was her courage and her glory,

So I lived with
my grandparents, - Quintessentially Irish

So I lived with my grandparents,

One way or the other, Navan is - Quintessentially Irish

One way or the other, Navan is

It's the seed and the bone
and the flesh - Quintessentially Irish

It's the seed and the bone and the flesh

And then when I was eleven
years of age, - Quintessentially Irish

And then when I was eleven years of age,

So those first eleven
years of my life - Quintessentially Irish

So those first eleven years of my life

But I think it's what gave me
the interior life of an actor - Quintessentially Irish

But I think it's what gave me the interior life of an a...

So I landed in London and
was reunited with my mother - Quintessentially Irish

So I landed in London and was reunited with my mother

Number 72
Chelverton Road, Putney. - Quintessentially Irish

Number 72 Chelverton Road, Putney.

My mother and stepfather
took me to the pictures, - Quintessentially Irish

My mother and stepfather took me to the pictures,

First film I saw,
"Goldfinger." - Quintessentially Irish

First film I saw, "Goldfinger."

I was good at art and I was
good at English, - Quintessentially Irish

I was good at art and I was good at English,

I left school at 16
with nothing - Quintessentially Irish

I left school at 16 with nothing

And I got a job, - Quintessentially Irish

And I got a job,

I almost went into the army,
almost became a cop. - Quintessentially Irish

I almost went into the army, almost became a cop.

One day I was hanging
my coat up in the studio, - Quintessentially Irish

One day I was hanging my coat up in the studio,

And he said,
"You should come along - Quintessentially Irish

And he said, "You should come along

They do workshops." - Quintessentially Irish

They do workshops."

This other world
revealed itself to me, - Quintessentially Irish

This other world revealed itself to me,

And workshops, which were - Quintessentially Irish

And workshops, which were

I got cast in
an American production, - Quintessentially Irish

I got cast in an American production,

So Ireland came back into me, - Quintessentially Irish

So Ireland came back into me,

I was unknown.
My late wife Cassie said, - Quintessentially Irish

I was unknown. My late wife Cassie said,

We just bought
this house in Wimbledon." - Quintessentially Irish

We just bought this house in Wimbledon."

I want to do a play
at the royal court." - Quintessentially Irish

I want to do a play at the royal court."

She took out a second mortgage
on the central heating. - Quintessentially Irish

She took out a second mortgage on the central heating.

Sent me down to the bank
manager in Raynes Park - Quintessentially Irish

Sent me down to the bank manager in Raynes Park

She was right, you know.
She was absolutely - Quintessentially Irish

She was right, you know. She was absolutely

Got the overdraft.
Freddie Laker used to do - Quintessentially Irish

Got the overdraft. Freddie Laker used to do

Friend of mine said,
"You can stay at our place." - Quintessentially Irish

Friend of mine said, "You can stay at our place."

Very first interview.
Across Laurel Canyon. - Quintessentially Irish

Very first interview. Across Laurel Canyon.

My God, here I am.
I'm in Hollywood. - Quintessentially Irish

My God, here I am. I'm in Hollywood.

I'm in this beat-up
old piece of crap car. - Quintessentially Irish

I'm in this beat-up old piece of crap car.

It blew up and
I had to walk down, CBS. - Quintessentially Irish

It blew up and I had to walk down, CBS.

I said, "I'll do it." - Quintessentially Irish

I said, "I'll do it."

I worked my tail off.
It was so stressful. - Quintessentially Irish

I worked my tail off. It was so stressful.

10, 12 pages a day,
dialogue, - Quintessentially Irish

10, 12 pages a day, dialogue,

Back then I did, anyway,
coming out of the theatre, - Quintessentially Irish

Back then I did, anyway, coming out of the theatre,

You know, at this,
I could make a career. - Quintessentially Irish

You know, at this, I could make a career.

How much pride
did you have then - Quintessentially Irish

How much pride did you have then

Here I am with an American
TV series, "Remington Steele." - Quintessentially Irish

Here I am with an American TV series, "Remington Steele...

It's 1984, the Olympic Games
are coming to Los Angeles - Quintessentially Irish

It's 1984, the Olympic Games are coming to Los Angeles

And I said, well, - Quintessentially Irish

And I said, well,

Why doesn't he go
look for his father?" - Quintessentially Irish

Why doesn't he go look for his father?"

I wanted to be up there - Quintessentially Irish

I wanted to be up there

But, you know, - Quintessentially Irish

The actual practical doing of
day-to-day living - Quintessentially Irish

The actual practical doing of day-to-day living

Get a job, do it well, - Quintessentially Irish

Get a job, do it well,

So Keely and I are still
trucking down the road here, - Quintessentially Irish

So Keely and I are still trucking down the road here,

And the boys are grown - Quintessentially Irish

And the boys are grown

We have a couple of ideas, - Quintessentially Irish

We have a couple of ideas,

I think what's quintessentially
Irish - Quintessentially Irish

I think what's quintessentially Irish

We're "glic out." We're clever, - Quintessentially Irish

We're "glic out." We're clever,

In the darkest of times,
there's a great sense of humor. - Quintessentially Irish

In the darkest of times, there's a great sense of humor...

Are we good at trying
to hide things from people, - Quintessentially Irish

Are we good at trying to hide things from people,

Sometimes, like,
bare-faced honesty, - Quintessentially Irish

Sometimes, like, bare-faced honesty,

Brendan Gleeson, - Quintessentially Irish

Brendan Gleeson,

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A journey through Ireland's cultural heritage, exploring the origins of whiskey production, the world-famous Guinness brewery, age-old equestrian pursuits, traditional Gaelic athletics, and the enduring Dunsany Castle.

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Director: Frank Mannion

Writer: N/A

Production: Swipe Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 12 Mar 2024

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