Family (1994)

8.0/10 • 190 min •

Overview

This four-part made-for-TV drama focuses up close on a Dublin couple with four children. Charlo is a hustler, a head-first footballer, a thief, abusive. Paula drinks, objects to Charlie's thievery and adultery without the will to chuck him out. John Paul worships his father who's initiating him into the world of beer and football but recoils at Charlo's treatment of mum; asthma and misbehavior at school follow. Daughter Nicola is a young woman, starting work in a garment factory. When Charlo begins to stare at her, she's frightened and Paula's furious.

Cast

Sean McGinley

Ger Ryan

Neilí Conroy

Barry Ward

John Paul Spencer

Des McAleer

Pauline McLynn

Vinnie McCabe

Donna Dent

Lorcan Cranitch

Tutorial Teacher

Martin Murphy

John Cronin

Fats

Andrew Connolly

Tom Hickey

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