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Strumpet City
1980 · 1 season, 7 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Strumpet City
Season 1
1980 · 7 episodes
1. Episode 1
When employers refused to give in to the workers' demands, the poverty-stricken masses were left struggling to support themselves and their families, and the tale focuses on individual responses to the suffering all around them.
3. Episode 3
Larkin comes under attack from his own union hierarchy and defies the police to speak to the blackleg workers in the docks, urging them to join the strike.
4. Episode 4
Relations between Fathers O'Connor and Giffley worsen and the struggle for survival in the city continues.
7. Episode 7
Epic drama based on James Plunkett's acclaimed novel, chronicling the horrors of the 1913 Dublin lockout, when employers attempted to break the unions. Last in Series.
Season summaries1 season, 7 episodes
Season 1
1980 · 7 episodes
Last episode: November 7, 1980
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What is it about? Strumpet City
Strumpet City was a 1980 television miniseries produced by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, based on James Plunkett's 1969 novel Strumpet City. It was RTÉ's most ambitious and expensive production to date. The script was written by Hugh Leonard, and Peter O'Toole played James Larkin, the union leader.
Genre: drama. Themes: ireland, irish, irish tv series.
Cast and crew Strumpet City
AllCreators
- Based on the novel byJames Plunkett
- CinematographyKen Murphy
- EditingMyles Merriman
Full cast14 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Frank Grimes · O'Connor · 7 ep.
- David Kelly · Rashers · 7 ep.
- Donal McCann · Mulhall · 7 ep.
- Angela Harding · Mary · 7 ep.
- Bryan Murray · Fitz · 7 ep.
- Brendan Cauldwell · Hennessy · 7 ep.
- Cyril Cusack · Giffley · 7 ep.
- Denys Hawthorne · Yearling · 7 ep.
- Daphne Carroll · Bradshaw · 7 ep.
- Eileen Colgan · Mulhall · 7 ep.
- Vinnie McCabe · Pat · 7 ep.
- Ruth Hegarty · Lily · 7 ep.
- Peter O'Toole · Jim Larkin · 7 ep.
- Peter Ustinov · Edward VII · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Ken Murphy · Director of Photography
- Tony Barry · Director
- Myles Merriman · Editor
- Tony Barry · Producer
- John Kelleher · Executive Producer
- Hugh Leonard · Writer
- James Plunkett · Novel
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Details Strumpet City

- First episode
- March 16, 1980
- Last episode
- November 7, 1980
- Status
- ended
- Country
- Ireland
- Original language
- English
- Studio
- RTÉ
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Strumpet City have?
1 season, 7 episodes. The last episode aired November 7, 1980.
Who’s in Strumpet City?
Frank Grimes, David Kelly, Donal McCann, Angela Harding, Bryan Murray, Brendan Cauldwell, Cyril Cusack, Denys Hawthorne, Daphne Carroll, and Eileen Colgan.
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