The Bombmaker (2001)
Expert IRA bomb-maker turned police informant Andrea Hayes retires and starts a new life after four school-children are killed by one of her bombs. Ten years later, her blissful home life shattered when her daughter, Katie, is abducted from her bedroom in the dead of night. Andrea later discovers a ransom note, instructing her to leave her husband Martin and fly to London by herself. It also states that if the police are contacted, she and Martin will never see Katie again. In the hope of being reunited with Katie, Andrea obeys orders and follows instructions to meet with the kidnappers. Back in Dublin, Martin is powerless to help and becomes frantic with worry when he learns from Andrea that no ransom demand has been made, and that the kidnappers' request is something much more dangerous.
Director: Graham Theakston
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Dervla Kirwan as Andrea Hayes |
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Mark Womack as Martin Hayes |
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Ciara Lyons as Katie Hayes |
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David Hunt as Ethan |
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Angeline Ball as Lydia McCracken |
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Marc Warren as Quinn |
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Francis Magee as O'Keefe |
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Daragh O'Malley as Mick Canning |
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Brendan Coyle as George McEvoy |
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Samantha Bond as Patsy |
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Brian Doherty as D.I. Fitzgerald |
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Keith Duffy as D.S. Power |
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Maria McDermottroe as Miss O'Mara |
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Barry Barnes as Padraig |
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Scott Maslen as SAS Captain Payne |
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Andrew Pleavin as SAS Captain Crosbie |
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Fiona Kember-Smith as MI5 Agent Gannon |
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Richard Clifford as Hotel Manager |
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Lyn Fullerton as Nuala |
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Tim Killick as Explosives Officer |
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Gary Bunn as SAS Trooper |
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Yves O'Hara as Army Officer |
| Production | Paul Knight | Producer |
| Production | Stephen Leather | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ron Purdie | Producer |
| Sound | Mike Moran | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Lukas Strebel | Cinematography |
| Editing | Nigel Parkes | Editor |
| Directing | Graham Theakston | Director |
| Writing | Stephen Leather | Writer |
| Production | Keith Evans | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Rowley Irlam | Stunts |