Irish actress Nicola Coughlan has said it was a "really interesting challenge" to play a character who was "very different to me".The 39-year-old is best known for playing panicky student Clare Devlin on Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls, and quiet wallflower Penelope Bridgerton in the Netflix regency series Bridgerton.But earlier this year, the actress took to the stage in London to star in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.

Irish actress Nicola Coughlan has said it was a "really interesting challenge" to play a character who was "very different to me".The 39-year-old is best known for playing panicky student Clare Devlin on Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls, and quiet wallflower Penelope Bridgerton in the Netflix regency series Bridgerton.But earlier this year, the actress took to the stage in London to star in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.