Life After Life

Life After Life

85 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 2, 1995

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.

Life After Life

85 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 2, 1995

Life After Life
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.
Producers BBC, BBC Northern Ireland
Original title Life After Life
Directors Tim Fywell
Writers Graham Reid

Cast

Lorcan Cranitch

as Leo Doyle

Ingrid Craigie

as Mary Carlin

Michelle Fairley

as Roisin Donaghy

Robert Donavan

as Michael O'Neill

Ian McElhinney

as Working out governor

Bridget Turner

as Frances Doyle

Jonathan Arundel

as Ronnie Mercer

Des McAleer

as Paddy John O'Neill

Trevor Moore

as Brendan Doyle

John Hewitt

as Malachy Doyle

Andrew Roddy

as John Sterling

Conor Mullen

as Andrew Martin

B.J. Hogg

as Liam

Aingeal Grehan

as Dolores Brennan

Vincent Higgins

as PC Ian Wylie

Abbie Spallen

as WPC Yvonne Wycliffe

Gerard Horan

as Tony Carlin

Marie Jones

as Margaret O'Neill

George Shane

as Mr. Moloney

Alan McKee

as Biff Donaghy

Mark Kane

as Mickey Donolly

Danny Lunny

as Kev

David Calvert

as Policeman at VCP

Margaret McCann

as Mrs. Moloney

Mary Fegan

as Carol O'Neill

Irene Maxwell

as Woman at supermarket

Patrick Fitzsymons

as Supermarket manager

Cheryl O'Dwyer

as Mira O'Neill

Finbar Kelly

as Liam aged 17

Michael Hallie

as Liam aged 9