The Stolen Child: Part 1 

Eilish Burke's two-year-old son Conal is abducted, apparently by her ex-husband Padraig, though her family are unpopular locally as they are travellers with form and Jack's lazy superior ... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Byrne

Writer:

Barry Simner

Stars:

Owen McDonnell, Ian McElhinney, Ruth McCabe

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Owen McDonnell	...	Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll
Ian McElhinney	...	Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
Ruth McCabe	...	Eithne Driscoll
David Herlihy	...	Garda Finbarr Colvin
Caroline Catz	...	Dr. Maggie Hunter
Charlene McKenna	...	Eilish
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clare Bennett	...	Cara Caffrey
Steve Blount	...	Diarmuid Burke
Jane Brennan	...	Justice Foster
Pauline Cadell	...	Bernadette Caffrey
Declan Conlon	...	Counsel
Denis Conway	...	Inspector O'Kane
Una Crawford O'Brien	...	Mrs. Ryan
Nathan Davis	...	Conal Burke
Brian Gleeson	...	Cathal (as Brien Gleeson)

Storyline

Eilish Burke's two-year-old son Conal is abducted, apparently by her ex-husband Padraig, though her family are unpopular locally as they are travellers with form and Jack's lazy superior has already given the child up as dead. Gerry, Jack's corrupt father, is subject to a tribunal for past misdemeanours when he was a Garda sergeant and Jack's girlfriend Maggie, the local doctor, supports Eilish and is concerned for Gerry's health. However, she has kept quiet about Padraig's drug addiction, to Jack's annoyance. Having prevented Gerry from doctoring evidence he traces Padraig through his drug-dealer but Conal is not with him.

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Plot Keywords:

traveller | tribunal | father son relationship | heart trouble | junkie | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Release Date:

1 January 2008 (Ireland)

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

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Soundtracks

Love Is Teasing
(uncredited)
Performed by David Herlihy

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