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The Shipping News

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Moving drama. After the sudden death of his wayward wife, a man returns to his ancestral home in a fishing village in Newfoundland, where he writes a column for the local paper. Show more

Contributors

Wavey Prowse:
Julianne Moore
Agnis Hamm:
Judi Dench
Petal Bear:
Cate Blanchett
Jack Buggit:
Scott Glenn
Beaufield Nutbeem:
Rhys Ifans
Billy Pretty:
Gordon Pinsent
Dennis Buggit:
Jason Behr
Bayonet Melville:
Larry Pine
Silver Melville:
Jeannetta Arnette
EMS Officer:
Robert Joy
Guy Quoyle:
John Dunsworth
Producer:
Irwin Winkler
Director of photography:
Oliver Stapleton

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Formats

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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