Naked Camera
| Naked Camera | |
|---|---|
| Naked Camera | |
| Created by | Patrick McDonnell and PJ Gallagher |
| Starring | Patrick McDonnell P.J. Gallagher Maeve Higgins |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Radio Telefís Éireann |
| Release | 2005 – present |
Naked Camera is an Irish hidden camera comedy show that began airing on RTÉ in 2005. It is set and filmed in the Republic of Ireland, mostly in Dublin. Its concept is similar to that of the UK show Trigger Happy TV. Series 3 aired in februaury 2007.
The sketch characters are played by PJ Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, and Maeve Higgins.
Characters
| Role | Image | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Stevens | File:Jakestevens.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| Jumperman | File:Jumperman.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| English Geezer | File:Englishgeezer.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| The Fixer | File:Thefixer.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| Henry Gordon | File:HenryGordon.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| The Dirty Auld wan | File:DAW.jpg | PJ Gallagher |
| Role | Image | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Lois Mooney | Maeve Higgins | |
| Lily the Beautician | Maeve Higgins | |
| Sinead, The Desperate Traffic Warden | Maeve Higgins | |
| Unorthodox hairdresser | File:Maevemaeve.jpg | Maeve Higgins |
| Role | Image | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Crawford the Orangeman | File:CCOM.jpg | Patrick McDonnell |
| The pernicidy park-keeper | Patrick McDonnell | |
| Dutch Tourist | Patrick McDonnell | |
| The Traffic Warden/Security guard | File:NKgarda.jpg | Patrick McDonnell |
| US Tourist | File:USAMan.jpg | Patrick McDonnell |
- There are also a number of other characters who make appearances on an occasional basis.
Celebrity appearances
- A number of celebrities made an appearance during the third series:
Crew
Behind the scenes there is also a crew of 5 members who must stay incognito at all times.
| Director | Producer | Production | Sound | Camera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam McGrath | Tony Deegan | Michael O Reilly | Ray Cross | Emmet Harte |
Trivia
Similar to other comedic acts in Ireland (Dustin the Turkey, Pat Shortt and Richie Kavanagh) one of PJ Gallagher's alter egos is to release a Christmas single "Merry Christmas Jakey Boy". He performed this single on Tubridy Tonight in December 2006.