Murphy's Stroke
Frank Cvitanovich1980-05-21
The Sting in an Irish Tale
6.5
70 min
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Niall Tóibín | Tony Murphy | Unowned |
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Pierce Brosnan | Edward O'Grady | Unowned |
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T.R. Bowen | Collins | Unowned |
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Tony Doyle | Darrer | Unowned |
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Derry Power | Tim Finn | Unowned |
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Paul Antrim | Dooley | Unowned |
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John Bardon | O'Connor | Unowned |
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Maurice Connor | Robert Henry | Unowned |
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Patrick Malahide | Parker | Unowned |
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Gordon Kane | Ian McGallen | Unowned |
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James Donnelly | Maguire | Unowned |
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Michael O'Hagan | Horgan | Unowned |
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Johnny Shannon | Joe Hagan | Unowned |
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Preston Lockwood | Judge | Unowned |
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Richard Warner | His Lordship | Unowned |
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Ralph Nossek | Magistrate | Unowned |
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Nancy Mitchell | Mrs Simpkins | Unowned |
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Vass Anderson | Bank Manager | Unowned |
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Peter Wight | Betting Office Clerk | Unowned |
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Robert McBain | Alex | Unowned |
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Neville Barber | 1st Prosecution | Unowned |
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Ray Barron | Reporter | Unowned |
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Harry Fielder | Special Branch Detective | Unowned |
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Shay Gorman | Harrington | Unowned |
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Seymour Green | Jury Foreman | Unowned |
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David Rolfe | Defence | Unowned |
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Terence Sewards | Clerk of Scales | Unowned |
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Jeff Wayne | Rose | Unowned |
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Harry Webster | Sean | Unowned |