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Run, Flap, Fly
Season 1, Episode 24
Oona is practising her fishing skills alongside the other puffins in the colony. When the seagulls steal Oona's fish, she realises that she must learn to take off from the sea to avoid the crafty gulls. Oona is determined to learn the new skill, but it's very difficult, even with support from Silky and Bernie. Oona struggles - until the Seagulls start picking on Baba, giving her all the motivation she needs...
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Did You Know..
Chris O'Dowd
(Narrator)
Born:
October 09, 1979
in
Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born in Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland, on October 9, 1979. He's the youngest of five children to a graphic designer and a psychotherapist. He didn't finish his politics and sociology degree at University College Dublin, prefering instead to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he met his future IT Crowd co-star Katherine Parkinson.
Career:
O'Dowd made his TV and film debuts in 2003, in an episode of Red Cap and Conspiracy of Silence respectively. Other early roles came in Vera Drake, Festival, The Clinic and Showbands. Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd made him a star in the UK, while the movies The Boat That Rocked, Dinner for Schmucks and Bridesmaids raised his profile in the US. He then created, wrote and starred in the sitcom Moone Boy, which is loosely based on his own childhood. More recently he appeared in the films The Sapphires, This Is 40 and St Vincent.
Quote:
'I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.'
Trivia:
Parts of the series Moone Boy were filmed in his hometown.
