The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy Ward BakerDirector
- Liam O'FlahertyWriter
- Patrick KirwanWriter
Cast
- John GregsonMike McNeil
- Kathleen RyanElizabeth McNeil
- Jacqueline RyanJacqueline McNeil
- Liam RedmondPeter Lord
- Cyril CusackJohn Flannagan
- Marie KeanMrs. Flannagan
- Noel PurcellMr. Owen, the Parson
- Maureen DelaneyMrs. McBride
- Josephine FitzgeraldMrs. McMullen
- Richard O'SullivanMichael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother
- Rita BegleySara Flannagan
- Tony WrightJack McBride
Themes
family's daily lifeirelanddrinkingunemployment