<P> Give My Head Peace is a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland . The programme is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell, also known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang", who also perform as the characters . Episodes are recorded in front of a live studio audience at the BBC Blackstaff Studio A in Belfast . </P> <P> The concept originated on BBC Radio Ulster music programme Across The Line in the late 1980s, as a five - minute slot . The radio version used many of the characters and plot ideas used in the later TV series . </P> <P> Its first television appearance was in a made - for - TV film called Two Ceasefires and a Wedding, shown on BBC Northern Ireland (31 August 1995), poking fun at the clichéd "love across the barricades" plot that features in many dramas about Northern Ireland . In this case the lovers were Emer, the daughter of a "prominent" Sinn Féin activist, and Billy, an RUC constable . Their wedding is opposed by their respective families, and ends in farce, although Billy and Emer were happily married . </P> <P> A full series was then commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland . Some changes were made to the format prior to the series going ahead - with the character of Cal (Emer's brother) changing substantially, and the introduction of other recurring characters such as Big Mervyn and Red Hand Luke . A few years into the series, Nuala McKeever (Emer) left the series to pursue other interests, and a new love interest for Billy was introduced in the form of Emer's previously unseen sister, Dympna . </P>

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