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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 6

The residents await news from New York, and the Hawthornes are fretting. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Starring TP McKenna.

Residents await news of Guard Gallagher's performance in New York while the Hawthornes fret about their declining congregation.

Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1956.

Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.

Starring TP McKenna as Phonsie Doherty, Margaret D'Arcy as Muriel McConkey, Stella McCusker as Vera McConkey, Aine McCartney as Vivienne Hawthorne, Gerard Murphy as Rev Samuel Hawthorne, Gerard McSorley as Stumpy Bonnar, Ali White as Josie Doherty and Charlie Bonnar as Packy McGoldrick.

Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.

Directed at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Belfast by Peter Kavanagh.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1998.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Mar 2019 04:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 9 Nov 2007 17:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 2007 06:30
  • Mon 11 May 2009 09:00
  • Mon 11 May 2009 17:00
  • Mon 10 Oct 2011 17:00
  • Tue 11 Oct 2011 05:00
  • Thu 16 Jan 2014 17:00
  • Fri 17 Jan 2014 05:00
  • Tue 19 Mar 2019 16:30
  • Wed 20 Mar 2019 04:30