Kelly’s People ‘On Tour’ comes from Magee College Campus in Derry/ Londonderry and the topic of the evening are the very many Ulster accents. 

Kelly’s first guests are the stars of popular radio comedy drama ‘The McCooeys’, its creator Joseph Tomelty and his daughter Roma. The McCooey focused on the lives of a working-class Belfast family and was one of the most successful programmes in Northern Ireland running from 13th of May 1949 until the 1st of April 1955.

Audience members represent a spread of Northern Irish accents and include some well-known characters such as the fast-talking man from Strabane George Cunningham, Tom McDevitte aka Barney McCool, comedian Leila Webster, Liam Kelly and the Larne Folklore Society, Thomas Kelly, Tom Strain and many others. The programme also includes a performance by The Bogmen duo.

Guests: Roma Tomelty, Joseph Tomelty, Jimmy McCrudden, Mina Dornan, Sheila McGibbon, John Braidwood, Thomas Kelly, Gerry Anderson, Tom Strain, The Bogmen

Presented by Gerry Kelly
Producer/ Director: David Donaghy
Programme Editor: Gerry Kelly
Cameras: Gil Henderson
Sound: Bruce Switzer
Make Up: Sheila Dundee
Props: Jimmy McConnell
Riggers: David Wilkinson
Electrician: Billy Rowan
Vision Supervisor: Allen McMurtry
VTR Engineer: Gerry Ross
Vision Mixer: William Scott
Floor Manager: Ann McClelland
Graphics: Michael Williams and Brian Owens
Programme Associate: Michael Henderson
Music: John Anderson
Lighting Director: Fred Hopwood
Designer: Diane Menaul
Crew Chief: Tom Reid
Production Assistant: Liz Stewart

Ulster Television Production