Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: Staying on course in a time of Covid 

Despite the chaos of lockdown, the former Nidge has managed to produce a TV series with the Gleesons, and a new film about a dad who has an affair with a younger man 

Tom Vaughan Lawlor in Rialto

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor was filming a new comedy series in Belfast when production was halted due to Covid-19 back in March. Six months later he’s back to complete the series, self-isolating in his accommodation.

The series, Frank Of Ireland, will see him join forces with Brendan, Brian and Domhnall Gleeson. “We were pretty close to finishing it and I was back home, they said: ‘Don’t come back because we have to shut down’. We’re all either on set or in our hotel room isolating. It’s very strange, but it’s the only way we can do it now. You just make the best of it. It’ll be fine. What’s amazing, though, is people’s ingenuity and people’s abilities to work around things and get things done. It’s a challenge, but people are resourceful, people are clever.”