A Man of No Importance

Overview

Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

Details

Cast

Albert Finney

Alfred Byrne

Brenda Fricker

Lily Byrne

Michael Gambon

Ivor J. Carney

Tara Fitzgerald

Adele Rice

Rufus Sewell

Robbie Fay

Patrick Malahide

Inspector Carson

David Kelly

Christy Ward

Mick Lally

Father Ignatius Kenny

Anna Manahan

Mrs Grace

Joe Pilkington

Ernie Lally

Brendan Conroy

Rasher Flynn

Joan O'Hara

Mrs Crowe

Eileen Reid

Mrs Rock

Eileen Conroy

Mrs Curtin

Maureen Egan

Mrs Dunne

Paddy Ashe

Mr Ryan

Pat Killalea

Phil Curran

John Killalea

Jack Curran

Pascale Perry

Mr Gorman

Joe Savino

Breton-Beret