It’s an unusual plot for a comedy – when a man refuses to have treatment for cancer, his friends kidnap him and force him to have chemo. Ill Behaviour airs on BBC tomorrow – with UCC graduate Jessica Regan in a starring role. Jennifer Regan meets meets the rising star.

Regan was born in Kilkenny, grew up in Tipperary and found her feet in Cork.

Irish actress Jessica Regan has been nominated for two British Soap Awards for her role in the BBC series, Doctors, writes Richard Fitzpatrick