Mother's Day

Story

Synopsis

On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their youngest son Tim is killed in a terrorist attack by the IRA in Warrington's town centre. The attack shocks ordinary people on both sides of the Irish Sea. Sue McHugh, an unassuming and normally shy Dublin housewife, is deeply affected by the tragedy. Spurred into action by the events in Warrington and the hope that she can make a difference, Sue urges people across Ireland to demonstrate that the killings on all sides must stop. But has Sue underestimated the challenge of brokering peace in a community that has known only conflict? As the grieving Parrys search desperately for answers to their son's senseless killing, they form an alliance with Sue, her husband Arthur, and her Peace '93 movement, travelling to Dublin in a bid to bring about peace and ensure Tim's enduring legacy is one of hope and tolerance. Based on real events.

Director

Fergus O'Brien

Writers

Nick Leather

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

3 September 2018

Ensemble

Cast

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  Anna Maxwell Martin

  Wendy Parry

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  Vicky McClure

  Susan McHugh

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  Daniel Mays

  Colin Parry

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  David Wilmot

  Arthur McHugh

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  Richard Dillane

  Dr Tarring

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  Simone Kirby

  Fran Russell Banks

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  Patrick Fitzsymons

  Tommy Kerans

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  Erin Foley

  Leanne

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  Conor Mullen

  Gay Byrne

• Anna Healy

  Kathleen Grady

• Carole Moore

  Anne Rainey

• Fra Gunn

  Joe Gillis