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Strumpet City

Strumpet City was a 1980 television miniseries produced by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, based on James Plunkett's 1969 novel Strumpet City. It was RTÉ's most ambitious and expensive production to date. The script was written by Hugh Leonard, and Peter O'Toole played James Larkin, the union leader.

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1 seasons

7 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1980

Rating

TV Show

6.0/10

2 votes • HD

People

Cast

Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes

Father O'Connor
David Kelly

David Kelly

Rashers
Donal McCann

Donal McCann

Mulhall

Angela Harding

Mary
Bryan Murray

Bryan Murray

Fitz
Brendan Cauldwell

Brendan Cauldwell

Hennessy
Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Father Giffley
Denys Hawthorne

Denys Hawthorne

Mr. Yearling

Daphne Carroll

Mrs. Bradshaw

Eileen Colgan

Mrs. Mulhall
Vinnie McCabe

Vinnie McCabe

Pat

Ruth Hegarty

Lily

Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

7 episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 • Nov 07, 1980

When employers refused to give in to the workers' demands, the poverty-stricken masses were left struggling to support themselves and their families, and the tale focuses on individual responses to the suffering all around them.

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Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Episode 2 • TBA

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Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

Episode 3 • TBA

Larkin comes under attack from his own union hierarchy and defies the police to speak to the blackleg workers in the docks, urging them to join the strike.

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Episode 4
Episode 4

Episode 4

Episode 4 • TBA

Relations between Fathers O'Connor and Giffley worsen and the struggle for survival in the city continues.

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Episode 5
Episode 5

Episode 5

Episode 5 • TBA

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Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

Episode 6 • TBA

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