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Wild West

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

After the death of her son, Helen is pushed to her breaking point by criminals who demand she pay his debts to a local gangster. With no money and no help from the police, she is forced to find her own justice on the sprawling housing estates of Tallaght on the far reaches of western Dublin.

Emmet Kirwan is an Irish writer and actor. He wrote and starred in the Irish television comedy series 'Sarah and Steve'. In 2015 was awarded the Stewart Parker Award for his play 'Dublin Oldschool', soon to be a feature film. He recently won the 2017 Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Short Film for 'Heartbreak'. This is his first radio drama.

Writer ..... Emmet Kirwan
Producer ..... Michael Shannon. Show less

Contributors

Peter:
Owen Roe
Cunningham:
Peter Daly
Garda Brady:
Faolan Morgan
Garda Mulligan:
Patrick Fitzsymons

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Drama

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