Life After Life

Apr 2, 1995

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

Leo Doyle, a convicted IRA murderer, is released into the community after 14 years in prison on a scheme to rehabilitate former terrorists. He soon finds that the ceasefire has robbed him of both purpose and identity. Relationships with his family are difficult and reach boiling point when they find that he has rekindled his affair with a former fiancee Roisin, now married with three children.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

BBC Northern Ireland

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Cast

Leo Doyle

Lorcan Cranitch

Mary Carlin

Ingrid Craigie

Roisin Donaghy

Michelle Fairley

Michael O'Neill

Robert Donavan

Working out governor

Ian McElhinney

Frances Doyle

Bridget Turner

Ronnie Mercer

Jonathan Arundel

Paddy John O'Neill

Des McAleer

Brendan Doyle

Trevor Moore

Malachy Doyle

John Hewitt

John Sterling

Andrew Roddy

Andrew Martin

Conor Mullen

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