Children of the North
Directed by David Drury, Written by M.S. Power, Produced by Chris Parr
A four-part tale of deceit and betrayal begins when two MI6 officers are shot dead in an unmarked car. Assassination attempts, money laundering operations and peace talks all feature prominently in this adaptation of M.S. Power’s trilogy, as hitman Martin Deeley (Adrian Dunbar) is simultaneously chased by members of the IRA, the RUC and the army.
Based on Children of the North by M.S. Power (Abacus Publishing) ISBN: 0349102554 / 0-349-10255-4
An English writer’s attempt to imagine the complexities that might unravel in Northern Ireland.
Clip Courtesy BBC Motion Gallery
Further Infomation
Genre
Thriller/Drama (four-part serial) - Broadcast
Company
BBC Television
Release Year
1991Period Set
1990WRITER(s)/ DIRECTOR(s)/ PRODUCER(s)
Writer
M.S. Power (adaptation by John Hale)
Director
David Drury
Producer
Chris Parr
ACTORS
Michael Gough - Apple
Patrick Malahide - Colonel Mailer
John Kavanagh - Reilly
Tony Doyle - Axton
Jonathan Hyde - Colonel Shrapnell
Lynda Steadman - Daphne
Joseph Crilly
Adrian Dunbar - Deely
Sean Kearns - Larry Henegan
Paul Brooke - Ballister
Donald Pickering - Official
Sean Caffrey - IRA chief of staff
Brian McGrath - McIlliver
Frankie McCafferty - Fergal
Joanna David - Nancy Mailer
Michelle Fairly - Kate
Olivia Nash - McCluskey's mother