 the Irish National Television  Station), and executives passed chiefly because it seemed too  similar to an unsuccessful show produced by RTE in 1984 called  _"Leave It to Mrs. OBrien" (1984) starring Irish Stage legend Anna  Managhan as an overprotective Housekeeper to two Dublin Priests.  This myth has been used to deride RTE on many occasions, but the  Shows authors have repeatedly stated that the work was never at any  stage offered to Irelands national broadcaster (despite the shows  setting & cast) and was always intended to be pitched to Britains  Channel 4.