When his father becomes a bomb victim, Jimmy leaves Belfast for his uncle’s farm in remote west Ireland. But even here there are links to the past.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Donal McCannDanny | Danny |
 Brenda FrickerMollie | Mollie |
| PPaul AntrimPat | Pat |
| JJoseph ReynoldsJimmy | Jimmy |
| BBob CarlileJohn Jo | John Jo |
 Macdara Ó FáthartaGerard | Gerard |
| AArthur O'SullivanEddie Mick | Eddie Mick |
| EElizabeth BegleyAnnie | Annie |
 Pauline DelaneyTeacher | Teacher |
| EEve WatkinsonDoctor | Doctor |
 Tony DoyleFather Nolan | Father Nolan |
| EEddie GoldenFather Brady | Father Brady |
| DDanny CumminsBarman | Barman |
| PPat LaydePolice Sergeant | Police Sergeant |
| MMarcella O'RiordanNeighbour | Neighbour |
| DDesmond O’reillyChild | Child |
| AAnne HigginsChild | Child |
| MMartin HigginsChild | Child |
| MMary HigginsChild | Child |
 Ann AkinjirinChild | Child |