Leo McKern with Australian actress Jane Holland, McKern moved to the United Kingdom to be with her; they married in 1946. He soon became a regular performer at London's Old Vic theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the difficulties posed by his glass eye and Australian accent. McKern's most notable Shakespearean role was as Iago in "Othello", in 1952. In 1955 he appeared in "The Burnt Flower Bed" by Ugo Betti directed by Peter Hall at the Arts Theatre Club in London. He played Big Daddy in Peter Hall's production of "Cat on a
The Late Late Show (season 54) one week ahead of the 2016 general election. Williams used the platform to target the Sinn Féin party. That programme was the third most watched episode that far of the season, behind "The Late Late Toy Show" and the Country Special. Actor Richard Gere mada a guest appearance. On the episode shown on 18 March, in relation to an upcoming documentary on Irish Travellers, Tubridy interviewed one of them. The interview was described as "highly intense" and resulted in complaints from viewers. On 25 March 2016 (the feast of Good Friday), five RTÉ 'stars' - Martys Whelan and Morrissey and