The Hanging Gale (1995)
1995HistoryDrama
In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while facing persecution from an agent (Michael Kitchen) of their indifferent English landlord. Looking on in horror as their primary food source dwindles, the Phelan brothers (portrayed by real-life siblings Joe, Mark, Paul and Stephen McGann) are torn between nonviolent protest and bloody revolt.
Cast
Joe McGannSean Phelan
Mark McGannConor Phelan
Paul McGannLiam Phelan
Stephen McGannDaniel Phelan
Michael KitchenCaptain William Townsend
Gerard McSorleyCoulter
Sean McGinleyFerry
Tina KellegherMary Dolan
Ciarán FitzgeraldJoseph Phelan- JJoe PilkingtonJames Phelan
Dave DuffyMcCafferty- JJoe SavinoMeagher
B.J. HoggHarkin
Frank O'SullivanKerryman
Ian BeattieBrian Sweeney
Stephen KennedyMartin Sweeney
Liam CarneyShanahan
Crew
- Director
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Writers
- Allan Cubitt
Details
- Released
- January 1, 1995
- Language
- English
- Studio
- BBC Northern Ireland, Kensington Films & Television, Little Bird
- IMDb
- tt0111995