Beyond Reason (1995)
Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier. Susan Christie and Duncan McAllister have an affair, but Duncan ends the relationship when he's posted to Germany. Three days later, Susan and Duncan's wife, Penny, go for a walk in the woods in Northern Ireland. Fifteen minutes later, Penny is dead and Susan claims they were attacked by an unknown man.
Director: Jim O'Brien
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Simon Shepherd as Duncan McAllister |
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Jennifer Ehle as Penny McAllister |
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Kate Hardie as Pvt. Susan Christie |
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George Shane as Bob Christie |
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Maggie Shevlin as Fran Christie |
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Gerard Rooney as Andrew Christie |
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Martyn Read as Desmond Squire |
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Julia Goodman as Norma Squire |
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Guy Manning as Tim |
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Jane Robbins as Annette Gascoyne |
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Alastair Galbraith as Chris |
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Gerard Crossan as Jim |
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Joseph Crilly as Sgt. Faulkner |
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Stanley Townsend as John Horan |
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Orla Charlton as Tara Cummings |
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Mark Lambert as DI Albert Christie |
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Toby Byrne as Ernie Telford |
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Walter McMonagle as Creaney QC |
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Ian McElhinney as Smythe QC |
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James Greene as Judge Kelly |
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Doyne Byrd as Psychiatrist |
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Colum Gallivan as Pathologist |
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Donal Cox as Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jim O'Brien | Director |