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Past Productions - Singles
1985-1989
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Singles 1985-1989
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The following titles can be found on this page
Attachments
Beyond The Pale
Chinese Whispers
Elephant
Going Home
Hen House, The
Invitation To a Party
Lorna
McCabe’s Wall
Military Wing, The
Monkeys
Nightwatch, The
Out Of Tune
Rockingham Shoot, The
Scout
Venus De Milo Instead, The
We'll Suport You Evermore
| Title: |
Attachments |
| Logline: |
One
of a series of dramas by Graham Reid about Northern Ireland.
Robert, Pete and Smicks find the prospect of their first posting
to Northern Ireland exciting but their families and girlfriends
see things differently. So do the boy when they get there. |
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Starring: |
John
Wheatley, Jonathan Morris, Richard Tolan |
| Writer:
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Graham
Reid |
| Director:
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James
Ormerod |
| Producer:
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Tim
Ironside-Wood |
| Executive
Producer: |
Keith
Williams |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel: |
BBC2
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| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1985 |
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| Title: |
Beyond
The Pale |
| Logline: |
Milly
and her friends have been going on holiday together for years.
However on this occasion their peace is shattered when a terrible
secret is revealed concerning themselves and the Troubles in
Northern Ireland. |
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Starring: |
Annette
Crosbie, Prunella Scales, Robert Lang, Ronald Hines, Jeff Rawle |
| Awards: |
Won
the Best Television Feature (Broadcast Television) at the Golden
Gate Awards in 1990. |
| Writer: |
William
Trevor |
| Director: |
Diarmuid
Lawrence |
| Producer: |
Robert
Cooper |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel:
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BBC2 |
| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1989 |
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| Title: |
Chinese
Whispers |
| Logline: |
 Kenny's
work as a psychiatric nurse is more of a vocation than a job.
His only friends are his patients. A strange young man is introduced
to his group and threatens to disrupt the discipline and respect
Kenny has built up. |
| Starring: |
Niall
Buggy, Annette Badland, Gary Waldhorn, Martin Wenner, Niall
Cusack |
| Writer: |
Maurice
Leitch |
| Director:
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Stuart
Burge |
| Producer: |
Robert
Cooper |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel: |
BBC2 |
| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1989 |
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| Title: |
Elephant |
| Logline: |
 It
is said that for those living in
Northern Ireland the ‘Troubles’ are as easy to ignore
as an elephant in your living room. Alan Clarke’s drama
is a chilling commentary on the sectarian murders which are
everyday events there. |
| Writer: |
Alan
Clarke |
| Director: |
Alan
Clarke |
| Producer: |
Danny
Boyle |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel: |
BBC2 |
| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1989 |
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| Title: |
Going
Home |
| Logline: |
Second
in a series of Northern Ireland plays. Paul Rodgers, while serving
in Northern Ireland married Colette, a Belfast Catholic who
became disowned from her family. Meanwhile Carol Brown, a Belfast
Protestant, falls in love with a Catholic soldier from Bradford. |
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Starring: |
Tony
London, Anne Hasson, Eileen Fletcher |
| Writer: |
Graham
Reid |
| Director: |
James
Ormerod |
| Producer: |
Tim
Ironside-Wood |
| Executive
Producer: |
Keith
Williams |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre:
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Single |
| Channel:
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BBC2 |
| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1985 |
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| Title:
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The
Hen House |
| Logline: |
 Drama
with Sinead Cusack as Lily & Tony Doyle as McCloskey. Lily
lives on a smallholding in County Donegal and keeps herself
to herself. However a game of hide and seek exposes a secret.
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Starring: |
Tony
Doyle, Sinead Cusack |
| Awards: |
Won
the Journalists’ Prize and the Intervision Prize at the
Golden Prague International Television Festival in 1990. |
| Writer:
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Frank
McGuinness |
| Director: |
Danny
Boyle |
| Producer:
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Robert
Cooper |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel: |
BBC2 |
| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1989 |
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| Title: |
Invitation
To A Party |
| Logline: |
Fourth
in a series of Northern Ireland plays. Soldiers in Northern
Ireland are aware that not all ‘invitations’ are innocent.
When Matthew, with a wife and family in Scotland, joins his
office colleagues for a night out, everyone learns that appearances
can be deceptive. |
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Starring: |
David
Bannerman, Ray Burdis, Sean Caffrey, Jon Croft, Jill Doyle,
Frank Duncan, Bridget McCann, Lise-Ann McLaughlin, Delia Patton,
George Rossi |
| Writer: |
Graham
Reid |
| Director: |
James
Ormerod |
| Producer:
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Tim
Ironside-Wood |
| Executive
Producer: |
Keith
Williams |
| Production
Credits: |
BBC
Northern Ireland |
| Genre: |
Single |
| Channel: |
BBC2
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| Year
Of First Transmission: |
1985 |
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