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Life After Life

Life After Life

1995•1h 25m•10.0/10
TV MovieDrama

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

Leo Doyle, a convicted IRA murderer, is released into the community after 14 years in prison on a scheme to rehabilitate former terrorists. He soon finds that the ceasefire has robbed him of both purpose and identity. Relationships with his family are difficult and reach boiling point when they find that he has rekindled his affair with a former fiancee Roisin, now married with three children.

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Production

BBC, BBC Northern Ireland

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lorcan Cranitch

Lorcan Cranitch

Leo Doyle

Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie

Mary Carlin

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Roisin Donaghy

Robert Donavan

Robert Donavan

Michael O'Neill

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Working out governor

Bridget Turner

Frances Doyle

Jonathan Arundel

Ronnie Mercer

Des McAleer

Des McAleer

Paddy John O'Neill

Trevor Moore

Brendan Doyle

John Hewitt

Malachy Doyle

Andrew Roddy

John Sterling

Conor Mullen

Conor Mullen

Andrew Martin

B.J. Hogg

B.J. Hogg

Liam

Aingeal Grehan

Aingeal Grehan

Dolores Brennan

Vincent Higgins

PC Ian Wylie

Abbie Spallen

WPC Yvonne Wycliffe

Gerard Horan

Gerard Horan

Tony Carlin

Marie Jones

Marie Jones

Margaret O'Neill

George Shane

George Shane

Mr. Moloney

Alan McKee

Alan McKee

Biff Donaghy

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