25 Mar 1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Our Boys
Mixing classroom dramatization with documentary material, interviews with former students who recall barbaric punishments in the name of learning, and a 1932 newsreel of a triumphant Catholic congress in Dublin, this piece poses a challenging and controversial exploration of the Christian Brothers' education system in the 50s.
Top Billed Cast
Archie O'Sullivan Brother
Mick Lally Brother
Noel O'Donovan Brother
Ciarán Hinds Brother
Vinnie McCabe Brother
Séamus Ellis Brother
George Keegan Brother
Paul Bennett Brother
Brendan Ellis Politician
Jimmy Brennan Politician
Dermot Healy Politician
Dermot Lynskey Priest
Johnny Murphy Van Driver
Charlie Roberts Surveyor
Liam Stack Surveyor
Tom Jordan Father
Anne O'Connor Mother
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