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Episode 5
Episode 5 of 6
More Hoover cottage wrangling, as Stompy's railway protest backfires. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna.
Wrangling over the Hoover cottage continues, as Stompy's protest backfires.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, County Donegal in 1956.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty …. TP McKenna
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D'Arcy
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Mrs McFinney …. Aine McCartney
Stumpy Bonnat …. Gerard McSorley
Josie Doherty …. Cathy White
Packy McGoldrick …. Charlie Bonnar
Bohunkus Smith …. BJ Hogg
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
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Thu 24 Oct 202402:00
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