Borstal Boy

Directed by Peter Sheridan

Written by Peter Sheridan, Brendan Behan, Nye Heron

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.

Cast

Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

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Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew

Customs man

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Eamon Glancy

Manning

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Dennis Conway

Holmes

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Patricia Leventon

Landlady

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John O'Toole

Whitbread