Performance Shadow of a Gunman (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

Performance

Shadow of a Gunman (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

The first part of Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy. Set in 1920, as the Irish War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, who share a flat in Dublin.

Director

Nye Heron

Writer

Sean O'Casey (play)

Producers

Robert Cooper | Simon Curtis

Composer

Stephen Warbeck

Casting Directors

John Hubbard | Ros Hubbard

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 7, 1995

Release date

Oct 7, 1995 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenneth Branagh Donal Davoren Donal Davoren See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Stephen Rea Seamus Shields Seamus Shields See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Paul Ronan Tommy Owen Tommy Owen See fewer	How I Live Now (2013)
Bronagh Gallagher Minnie Powell Minnie Powell See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
James Ellis The Landlord The Landlord See fewer	Nightingales (1990)
John Kavanagh Adolphus Grigson Adolphus Grigson See fewer	Alexander (2004)
Ruth McCabe Mrs. Grigson Mrs. Grigson See fewer	My Left Foot (1989)
David Carey Mr. Gallagher Mr. Gallagher See fewer	Performance (1991)
Owen O'Neill Mr. Maguire Mr. Maguire See fewer	Michael Collins (1996)
Britta Smith Mrs. Henderson Mrs. Henderson See fewer	The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Ben Walden Black and Tan Black and Tan See fewer	Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)