Murphy's Stroke(1980)
movie - first aired/released 1980-05-21 - 70 min - audience 5.8
Drama, TV Movie
Directed by Frank Cvitanovich
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.
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Cast
Niall TóibínTony Murphy
Pierce BrosnanEdward O'Grady
T.R. BowenCollins
Tony DoyleDarrer- Derry PowerTim Finn
- Paul AntrimDooley
John BardonO'Connor- Maurice ConnorRobert Henry
Patrick MalahideParker- Gordon KaneIan McGallen
- James DonnellyMaguire
Michael O'HaganHorgan
Johnny ShannonJoe Hagan, Joe Hagen- Preston LockwoodJudge
Richard WarnerHis Lordship
Ralph NossekMagistrate- Nancy MitchellMrs Simpkins
Vass AndersonBank Manager
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Peter WightBetting Office Clerk, 1st Clerk Betting Office- Robert McBainAlex
- Neville Barber1st Prosecution
- Ray BarronReporter
- Harry FielderSpecial Branch Detective
Shay GormanHarrington- Seymour GreenJury Foreman
- David RolfeDefence
- Terence SewardsClerk of Scales
- Jeff WayneRose
- Harry WebsterSean
- Joint VentureGay Future
Jonjo O'NeillJockey
Neal DoughtyJockey- Tony KennedyJockey
- Chris BrownlessJockey
- Dave GoudlingJockey
- Ron BarryJockey
- Harry WebsterSean
- Richard WarnerHis Lordship
- Cyril VarleyManchester Taxi Driver
Anthony Milner2nd Betting Office Clerk Jack- Philip Joseph1st Special Branch Detective
- David GlennO'Leary
- Martin ClarkeBetting Office Clerk
- Mark BondBookies Clerk
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