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A Matter of Choice for Billy

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Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1983-05-10

Runtime: 75 mins

Director: Paul Seed

Writer: Graham Reid

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Original title: A Matter of Choice for Billy

Production Companies: BBC Northern Ireland

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Billy Martin

Kenneth Branagh

James Ellis
Norman Martin

James Ellis

Brid Brennan
Lorna Martin

Brid Brennan

Tracey Lynch
Ann Martin

Tracey Lynch

Ainé Gorman
Maureen Martin

Ainé Gorman

Mark Mulholland
Uncle Andy

Mark Mulholland

Julia Dearden
Pauline Magill

Julia Dearden

Colum Convey
Ian

Colum Convey

Ann McCarthy
Valerie Agnew

Ann McCarthy

John Hewitt
John Fletcher

John Hewitt

Nigel Anthony
Headmaster

Nigel Anthony

Chrissie Cotterill
Shirley

Chrissie Cotterill

Mary Jackson
June Boyd

Mary Jackson

Deirdre Morgan
Joan

Deirdre Morgan

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