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Phonsie calls in a few favours from his friend Joe MacMonagle. Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home. Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker Vivienne Boal ...... Aine McCartney Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt Stumpy Bonnar ...... Gerard McSorley Aubrey Frawley ...... Dominic Letts Jonathan Ffrench O'Dowd ...... Wesley Murphy Primrose Ffrench O'Dowd ...... Marcella Riordan Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
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