Random Passage (2002– )

This film follows a courageous woman's journey from servitude in England to the harsh life of Outport Newfoundland. Along the way she endures many hardships, including attempted rape and ... See full summary »

Stars:

Colm Meaney, Aoife McMahon, Deborah Pollitt

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colm Meaney	...	Thomas Hutchings
Aoife McMahon	...	Mary "Bundle" Keane
Deborah Pollitt	...	Lavinia Andrews
Daniel Payne	...	Ned Andrews
Brenda Devine	...	Jennie Andrews
Ruth Lawrence	...	Hazel Andrews
Darragh Kelly	...	Tim Toope
Mike Daly	...	Ben Andrews
Mary-Lynn Bernard	...	Sarah Vincent
Michelle Rex	...	Meg Andrews
Philip Dinn	...	Josh Vincent
Mary Walsh	...	Mrs. Armstrong
Andy Jones	...	Mr. Armstrong
Des Walsh	...	Captain Brennan
Andrew Younghusband	...	Matt Escott

Storyline

This film follows a courageous woman's journey from servitude in England to the harsh life of Outport Newfoundland. Along the way she endures many hardships, including attempted rape and being abandoned by the father of her child.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

randompassage.tv [us]

Country:

Canada Ireland

Release Date:

27 January 2002 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Cape Random

Filming Locations:

Trinity, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Heaven Productions, Cité-Amérique, Full Works

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Saga Of Newfoundland

Random Passage is an epic by no means short of the imagination. It may be a work of fiction, but it accurately reflects the early life on the fishing settlements of Newfoundland. It follows the lives of the Andrews' family, who left England; Mary Bundle, an Irish servant; and Thomas Hutchings, the founding man of Cape Random. Cape Random provides a sanctuary to those that seek a new life or escape an old one. But the Cape presents itself its own challenges. The fishery is the way of life, but the people are cheated by the low fish prices from the greedy merchants of St. John's.

It is an unforgiving land, where one slip on an ice-flow can send a sealer to his frigid death. It is a very important piece of work, as it explores the poverty, the inequality, the hardship, and the love and hate, that are experienced by these characters. It is the closest that rural Newfoundland will ever be presented in such an accurate and honest way.

It is the story of Newfoundland, its people and their lives.