her character's storylines escalated. She made her final appearance on 13 January 2015, at the end of her contract. However, McLynn returned to the soap opera on 14 May 2015 for one single episode to give evidence against Dot during Nick Cotton's (John Altman) murder trial. In 2017, McLynn appeared as the mother of lead character Marcella in Roisin Conaty's E4 comedy GameFace, and in April 2018 she portrayed Sister Mary in the BBC Two biopic Dave Allen At Peace. She appears as a minor character named Mrs. Trattner in the 2018 film Johnny English Strikes Again. In 2020, McLynn was one of the celebrity pilgrims on the Sultans Trail in the BBC series Pilgrimage: Road to Istanbul. She also appeared in Riverdance: The Animated Adventure. In 2021 McLynn appeared as Oona in the E4 S6 of Inside No. 9. She also appeared as Carol, a bar landlady, in the film Last Night in Soho, which was released in October 2021. McLynn also appeared in Doctor Who, as Mary in the New Year’s special "Eve of the Daleks". Personal life McLynn is married to theatrical agent Richard Cook. She is a patron of the children's charity World Vision Ireland and is president of Friends of Innisfree Housing Association. She is also a patron for Littlehill Animal Rescue, Sanctuary in Ireland and Birmingham Greyhound Protection. McLynn is a fan of the Premier League football team Aston Villa. She says her best moment supporting Villa came in 1996 when she watched them beat Leeds United in the Football League Cup final with her Father Ted co-star Ardal O'Hanlon, who is a Leeds supporter. McLynn was raised as a Roman Catholic, but is now an atheist. McLynn is involved with many charities against the racing and export of greyhounds. She is a patron of Birmingham Greyhound Protection. Awards and nominations References External links 1962 births Father Ted Irish humorists 20th-century Irish novelists Irish atheists Irish former Christians Irish television actresses Irish women novelists Former Roman Catholics Living people The Panel (Irish TV series) presenters People from Sligo (town) Actresses from Galway (city) 21st-century Irish novelists Women humorists 20th-century Irish women writers 21st-century Irish women writers Alumni of Trinity College Dublin