Murphy's Stroke

May 21, 1980

1h 10m

★ 4.7

The Sting in an Irish Tale

Overview

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Thames Television

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Cast

Tony Murphy

Niall Tóibín

Edward O'Grady

Pierce Brosnan

Collins

T.R. Bowen

Darrer

Tony Doyle

Tim Finn

Derry Power

Dooley

Paul Antrim

O'Connor

John Bardon

Robert Henry

Maurice Connor

Parker

Patrick Malahide

Ian McGallen

Gordon Kane

Maguire

James Donnelly

Horgan

Michael O'Hagan

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