Deeply Regretted By...
| Deeply Regretted By... | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Maeve Binchy |
| Starring | Joan O'Hara, Dónall Farmer |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1978 |
Deeply Regretted By... is a 1978 television play starring Joan O'Hara and Donall Farmer, with the script being written by Maeve Binchy.[1] The movie is based upon the Binchy story Death of Kilburn that ran in The Irish Times and deals with issues of bigamy and emigration.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Deeply Regretted By... follows an unnamed London widow who discovers that her marriage was a sham and that her Irish "husband" had deep secrets that he had been keeping from her.
Awards and honours
[edit]Deeply Regretted By... won two Jacob's Awards for Binchy's script and Farmer's performance. It also won the Best Script Award at the Prague Film Festival in 1979.[3][unreliable source?][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fair City actress Joan O'Hara dies". RTÉ Ten. RTÉ. 24 July 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Maeve Binchy: Life". Ricorso.
- ^ "People: Another gong for Maeve's mantelpiece". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ Corr, John (15 November 1980). "In the wake of her play, enjoying a few drinks and laughs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 9-A.