Liam

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A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.

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Creators

Stephen Frears

director

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Roxy Spencer

writer

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Jimmy McGovern

writer

Cast

Ian Hart actor

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Claire Hackett actor

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Anthony Borrows actor

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Dave Hart actor

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Megan Burns actor Anne Reid actor

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Russell Dixon actor Jane Gurnett actor

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Gema Loveday actor Julia Deakin actor Andrew Schofield actor Martin Hancock actor

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David Knopov actor

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Arnold Brown actor

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James Foy actor

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Bernadette Shortt actor

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David Carey actor

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Sylvia Gatril actor

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Chris Darwin actor Stephen Walters actor