Based on the novel by John McGahern and set in Ireland in the 1950s, the series tells the story of Moran and his children. Especially the girls find it difficult to get away from the influence of their despotic father and start living their own lives.

• Tony Doyle
• Ger Ryan
• Susan Lynch
• Geraldine O'Rawe
• Anne-Marie Duff
• Brían F. O'Byrne
• Demien McAdam
• Aislín McGuckin