Overview
A man released from jail, where he had served time for doctoring the books of a gangster, has to go into hiding from the gangster's men. He moves into a Dublin boarding house run by a woman and her timid daughter. The timid woman immediately takes a shine to the new boarder and to his train sets, which they each use as an escape from reality.
Cast
- John Hurt as Michael Poole
- Brenda Blethyn as Alice Mooney
- Pauline Flanagan as Mrs Mooney
- Rynagh O'Grady as Winnie
- Peter Caffrey as Walter
- Paul Roe as Blake
- Lorcan Cranitch as Billy
- Kevin McHugh as Det. Cassidy
- Aaron Harris as Charlie