Scapegoat (2009)
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family. Told in superb period detail, Scapegoat contains a combustible mix of sex, class, bogus respectability and dark domestic secrets
Director: Michael McDowell
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Stuart Graham as Dr Rossiter Lewis |
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Martin McCann as Iain Hay Gordon |
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Ian McElhinney as H. A. McVeigh QC |
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Patrick Fitzsymons as Albert Walmsley |
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Patrick Buchanan as John Steele |
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Karen Hassan as Patricia Curran |
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Maggie Cronin as Doris Curran |
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Niall Cusack as Lancelot Curran |
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Richard Clements as Desmond Curran |
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Brian Devlin as Superintendent Capstick |
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Lalor Roddy as Mr Hill |
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Laine Megaw as Mrs Hill |
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Faolan Morgan as Myles Gifford |
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Paddy Rocks as Constable Rutherford |
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Noel McGee as Malcolm Davison |
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Allan Gildea as Defence Barrister |
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Michael Fieldhouse as Steele Snr |
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Denis Tuohy as Dr Wells |
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Paddy Scully as Tipstaff |
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Richard Dormer as Narrator (Voice) |
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Susie Kelly as Hill's Mother-in-Law |
| Directing | Michael McDowell | Director |
| Writing | Tim McGarry | Writer |
| Writing | Damon Quinn | Writer |
| Writing | Michael McDowell | Writer |