Firefly Summer

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Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer: 1. The Arrival

Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer

1. The Arrival

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer, 1. The Arrival

Mountfern is a quiet Irish village until an ambitious American arrives. Stars David Soul.

Mountfern is a quiet Irish village until the arrival of an ambitious American, Patrick O'Neil. Stars David Soul and Anna Healy.

Mountfern is a quiet rural village in Ireland until the arrival of an ambitious Irish-American called Patrick O'Neil.

Starring David Soul.   

Maeve Binchy's novel, first published in 1987.  

Dramatised in six episodes by Jane Cassidy 

 Patrick O'Neill    ......    David Soul 
 Kate Ryan    ......    Anna Healy 
 John Ryan    ......    Lorcan Cranitch 
 Fergus    ......    Dan Gordon 
 Kerry O'Neill    ......    Luke Griffin 
 Grace O'Neill    ......    Melissa Smith 
 Dr White    ......    Denys Hawthorne
 Marion    ......    Stella McCusker
 Mrs White:    ......    Helen Norton
 Judy    ......    Farrell Fleming
 Shelia    ......    Marie Jones
 Jack Coyne    ......    Ray McBride
 Mr Murphy    ......    Maurice Cehoe
 Matt Foley    ......    Fergal Mcelherron
 Mrs Doyle    ......    Brenda Winter
 Dara    ......    Audrey Dempsey
 Michael    ......    Brendan Lennon
 Eddie    ......    Ken Farmer
 Declan    ......    Paul Fitzpatrick

Other parts played by the cast.  

Music composed by Jane Cassidy.

Music performed by Rod McVey (piano) and Kate O'Brien (violin)

Directed in Belfast by Pam Brighton.  

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.

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An ambitious Irish-American moves his family to the rural Irish town of Mountfern.

An ambitious Irish-American moves his family to the rural Irish town of Mountfern. Stars David Soul.

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