Dave Allen at Peace (2018 TV Movie)

Conleth Hill: John Tynan-O'Mahony

Quotes 

• [Dave is talking to his dad just after the accident in which he lost the end of his finger] 

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : Stop your moaning. It's barely the fingernail.

  John Tynan-O'Mahony : It's the whole end.

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : And do you need to scratch your arse and pick your nose at the same time?

  [Dave chuckles] 

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : Mark my word, it'll be a great friend to you, that finger. A great friend.

  John Tynan-O'Mahony : How?

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : Well, you'll never be stuck for a story, will you?

  John Tynan-O'Mahony : Yeah, but...

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : Not the *real* one, dunderhead! The ones you make up. What kind of an idiot chooses the truth over a good story? You've done it already: Sister Mary, with arms like hams, knocked the end of it off with her cane for forgetting the Pope's birthday. Don't stop there. Have a different story every time someone asks you. And never tell the truth. Never. And if all else fails, it'll be great for scaring the girls away.

  John Tynan-O'Mahony : Why would I need to do that?

  Gerard Tynan-O'Mahony : You're a good-looking boy. You take after your daddy. With a face like that, you're going to need *something* to give you a bit of peace.