Cyprus Avenue

Sep 15, 2019

1h 36m

★ 9.0

Gerry Adams has disguised himself as a newborn baby and successfully infiltrated my family home

Overview

David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old granddaughter for Gerry Adams.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

BBC Four

The Space

Royal Court

The English Stage Company

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Cast

Eric Miller

Stephen Rea

Bridget

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo

Bernie Miller

Andrea Irvine

Julie Miller

Amy Molloy

Slim

Chris Corrigan

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