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Belfast Telegraph
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
Late ex-UDA boss inspired Give My Head Peace's Uncle Andy… and wanted to be on hit BBC show
...and the terror chief even wanted to be on the show, reveals one of its co-creators The late UDA chief Andy Tyrie was the inspiration for the hapless loyalist and Elvis obsessive Uncle Andy in the hit series Give My Head Peace, one of its creators has revealed. Not only was the terror boss's distinctive tinted sunglasses and Zapata moustache the source of the character's look — he loved the show so much he even wanted to make a guest appearance.
Belfast Telegraph
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
Late ex-UDA boss inspired Give My Head Peace's Uncle Andy… and even wanted to be on hit BBC show
...and the terror chief even wanted to be on the show, reveals one of its co-creators The late UDA chief Andy Tyrie was the inspiration for the hapless loyalist and Elvis obsessive Uncle Andy in the hit series Give My Head Peace, one of its creators has revealed. Not only was the terror boss's distinctive tinted sunglasses and Zapata moustache the source of the character's look — he loved the show so much he even wanted to make a guest appearance.
