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A Man of No Importance

"An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero"

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.

Top Cast

  • Albert Finney

    Albert Finney

    Alfred Byrne

  • Brenda Fricker

    Brenda Fricker

    Lily Byrne

  • Michael Gambon

    Michael Gambon

    Ivor J. Carney

  • Tara Fitzgerald

    Tara Fitzgerald

    Adele Rice

  • Rufus Sewell

    Rufus Sewell

    Robbie Fay

  • Patrick Malahide

    Patrick Malahide

    Inspector Carson

  • David Kelly

    David Kelly

    Christy Ward

  • Mick Lally

    Mick Lally

    Father Ignatius Kenny

  • Anna Manahan

    Anna Manahan

    Mrs Grace

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.

Rating

6.2 / 10
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