Season 3 • Episode 6
LatestMartin and Sean discover Grandad also has an imaginary friend.
Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family in the 1980's.
Acting
Chris O'Dowd's imaginary friend is career-best chaos.
Production
Painfully accurate 1980s Irish poverty aesthetic.
Writing
Child logic so sharp it cuts adults.
Creator
Chris O'Dowd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chris O'Dowd based Martin's family on his own childhood in County Roscommon — his real mam even makes a cameo in season three.
The show quietly documents 1980s rural Ireland's economic devastation; the Moones' broke-ness isn't just comedy, it's historical reality.
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