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Life after Life (Original title)
Date: 02 April 1995 (Television)

Countries: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Tim Fywell

Synopsis: 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.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 02 April 1995Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:25Runtime: 85 mins Network

Credits (52)
Production Company: BBC Northern Ireland, Executive Producer: Robert Cooper, Executive Producer: George Faber, Producer: Tony Rowe, Associate Producer: Jennifer Mcaufield, Production Co-ordinator: Mary Hare, Location Manager: Stephen Killen, Location Assistant: Vincent Kinnaird, Researcher: Michael Appleton, 1st Assistant Director: Konrad Jay, 2nd Assistant Director: Peter Agnew, 3rd Assistant Director: Tara Stewart, Andrew Reid, Script Supervisor: Margaret Graham, Casting Adviser: Emma Style, Script Editor: Niall Leonard, Script: Graham Reid, Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd, Focus Puller: Baz Irvine, clapper/Loader: Angela Conway, Gaffer: Brian Livingstone, Electrician: Tony Devlin, Electrician: Harry Dinsmore, Electrician: David Bates, Electrician: Brendan Walls, Grip: Roy Harrison, Graphic Design: Mina Martinez, Film editor: Trevor Waite, Assistant Editor: Penny Curtis, Production Designer: Tom McCullagh, Art Director: Robina Nicholson, Standby carpenter: George Beggs, Standby painter: Billy Armstrong, Property buyer: Robert Jones, Properties: Peter Hedges, Standby props: Pat McKane, David Newton, Dressing props: James Barr, John McCarthy, Construction Manager: Russell Fulton, Costume Designer: Maggie Donnelly, Costume Assistant: Hazel Webb-Crozier, Anne McManus, Makeup Designer: Liz Boston, Makeup Assistant: Lally McMillan, Music: David Ferguson, Sound Recordist: Bryan Elliott, Dubbing Editor: Adrian Rhodes, Dubbing Mixer: David Old, Sound assistant: David Neill, Fight arranger: Peter Brayham
Cast (34)
Lorcan Cranitch (Leo Doyle), Bridget Turner (Frances Doyle), Ingrid Craigie (Mary Carlin), Jonathan Arun (Ronnie Mercer), Des McAleer (Paddy John O'Neill), Michelle Fairley (Roisin Donaghy), Trevor Moore (Brendan Doyle), John Hewitt (Malachy Doyle), Andrew Roddy (John Sterling), Conor Mullen (Andrew Martin), B.J. Hogg (Liam), Aingeal Grehan (Dolores Brennan), Vincent Higgins (P.C Ian Wylie), Abbie Spallen (W.P.C Yvonne Wycliffe), Gerard Horan (Tony Carlin), Marie Jones (Margaret O'Neill), Robert Donovan (Michael O'Neill), George Shane (Mr Moloney), Alan McKee ("Biff" Donaghy), Mark Kane (Mickey Donnolly), Danny Lunny (Kev), Ian McElhinney (Working out governor), Jonathan Arun (Ronnie), David Calvert (Policeman at VCP), Margaret McCann (Mrs Moloney), Mary Fegan (Carol O'Neill), Irene Maxwell (Woman at supermarket), Patrick Fitzsymons (Supermarket manager), Cheryl O'Dwyer (Mira O'Neill), Finbar Kelly (Leo - age 17), Michael Hallie (Leo - age 9), John Fitzsimmons (Geordie), Michael Mezza (Blinko), Sarah Rooney (Sue)