Actor travels around the country as part of RTÉ documentary

Patrick Duffy and his partner Linda Purl outside Duffy's Bar in Annagry, Co Donegal

Patrick Duffy and his partner Linda Purl outside Duffy’s Bar in Annagry, Co Donegal

Actor Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby Ewing in Dallas, spent weeks touring Ireland and ­visiting pubs as part of a new ­documentary for RTÉ.

However, it was an encounter with Irish singer Tom Allen, whose stage name is TR Dallas, that most took him by surprise.