This four-part made-for-TV drama focuses up close on a Dublin couple with four children. Charlo is a hustler, a head-first footballer, a thief, abusive. Paula drinks, objects to Charlie's thievery and adultery without the will to chuck him out. John Paul worships his father who's initiating him into the world of beer and football but recoils at Charlo's treatment of mum; asthma and misbehavior at school follow. Daughter Nicola is a young woman, starting work in a garment factory. When Charlo begins to stare at her, she's frightened and Paula's furious.
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Cast
23 people
Sean McGinley
Charlo Spencer
Known for
Braveheart
The Alienist
Ger Ryan
Paula Spencer
Known for
Love, Rosie
Hummingbird
Neilí Conroy
Nicola Spencer
Known for
The Van
A Film with Me in It
Barry Ward
John Paul Spencer
Known for
Bad Sisters
The End of the F***ing World
Gemma Butterly
Leanne Spencer
Jake Williams
Jack Spencer
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I Could Read the Sky
The Disappearance of Finbar
Des McAleer
Ray Harris
Known for
Wuthering Heights
Hunger
Pauline McLynn
Denise
Known for
Father Ted
Last Night in Soho
Vinnie McCabe
Mr. Connolly
Also in
Game of Thrones
Strumpet City
Donna Dent
Dymphna
Known for
Vikings
Ella Enchanted
David Gorry
Mark
Also in
Michael Collins
Lamb
Lorcan Cranitch
Tutorial Teacher
Known for
Fortitude
Love, Rosie
Michael Winterbottom Director · Roddy Doyle Writer Daf Hobson Cinematographer
First release May 8, 1994 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom · Production RTÉ
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BBC
Production
RTÉ
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 8, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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