Events at Drimaghleen

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William Trevor - Events at Drimaghleen

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The residents of a remote Irish village find themselves obliged to re-examine a tragedy.

4 Extra Debut. The residents of a remote Irish village find themselves obliged to re-examine a tragedy. Stars TP McKenna.

In a melancholy townland of modest farms, set amid the wind and the wet of some of the worst land in the west of Ireland, young Maureen McDowd cycles off to meet her lover. 

So begins the horror of the tragedy that, on a chilled May morning, awaits the people of Drimaghleen. 

Starring TP McKenna and Sarah Badel.

Written by William Trevor.

Father Sallins .... TP McKenna
Hetty Fortune .... Sarah Badel
McDowd .... PG Stephens
Mrs McDowd .... Kate Binchy
Inspector O'Kelly .... Sean Barrett
Tyler .... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Casey .... Carmel McSharry
Maureen/2nd Daughter .... Marcella Riordan
Son-in-law/Carmody .... Breffni McKenna
1st Daughter .... Aine McCartney
Son .... Kilian McKenna

Music composed by Colin Sell.

First heard in Globe Theatre - a season of six plays by leading writers for both on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.

Director: David Hitchinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.

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