Divorcing Jack (1998)
He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun
Director:
David Caffrey
Writer:
Colin Bateman
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David Thewlis as Dan Starkey |
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Rachel Griffiths as Lee Cooper |
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Jason Isaacs as Cow Pat Keegan |
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Laura Fraser as Margaret |
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Richard Gant as Charles Parker |
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Laine Megaw as Patricia Starkey |
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Bronagh Gallagher as Taxi Driver |
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Kitty Aldridge as Agnes Brinn |
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Robert Lindsay as Michael Brinn |
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Adam Blackwood as Young Starkey |
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Simon Magill as Starkey's Brother |
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Gerard Jordan as Pizza Shop Boy |
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Birdy Sweeney as Lift Attendant |
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Doreen Keogh as Margaret's Mother |
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Strapper as Patch |
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Colin Murphy as Giblet O' Gibber |
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Patrick Duncan as Waiter |
| Directing | David Caffrey | Director |
| Writing | Colin Bateman | Novel |
| Writing | Colin Bateman | Screenplay |
| Sound | Adrian Johnston | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Welland | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nick Moore | Editor |
| Art | Claire Kenny | Production Design |
| Art | Tom McCullagh | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pam Tait | Costume Design |
| Production | Georges Benayoun | Producer |
| Production | Robert Cooper | Producer |
| Production | Chris Craib | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marina Gefter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Frank Mannion | Producer |
| Production | Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Executive Producer |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Boston | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Smyth | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Lee Sheward | Stunt Coordinator |