Give My Head Peace

Village People (8x1)

Uitzenddatum: Nov 22, 2002

There's trouble brewing in Divis Towers when Gerry Adams tells Da to shave off his beard because he's fed up being mistaken for him. Eventually they come to a compromise - Da can keep his beard if he agrees to do a "wee favour" for Gerry. Over in Orange Terrace, Dympna and Billy are amused to discover that Uncle Andy and Big Mervyn have established themselves as a vigilante police force - the PPs (Protestant Police). They are determined to provide round the clock protection for the local community and to prove they are up to the job, Andy and Mervyn challenge each other to a stay-awake-athon. Meanwhile, Da and Cal discover what the wee favour is.. they find themselves on windswept Winter Island in search of the missing Sinn Fein Rep, Fintan O'Dwyer. It turns out that Gerry is a bit concerned that he hasn't heard from Fintan in quite a while and just wants to make sure "that the fella's safe and well... and not in Colombia." Back in East Belfast, Andy's scheme to win the stay awake challenge goes awry when his pre-recorded "conversation" tape is discovered by Billy and Dympna. Da and Cal aren't having much luck either; Winter Island isn't exactly a friendly, welcoming sort of place. In fact it's populated by a group of grotesque and misshapen weirdos who seem to be determined that Da and Cal stay for longer than they planned to, and especially keen that they meet their god, Nuada... in person!