Foreign Bodies

Foreign Bodies

1987 · 3 seasons · 17 eps · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

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Roisin and Septa are two young nurses from Dublin who go to work at a hospital in Belfast. Roisin meets and falls in love with Tom, a young Protestant car mechanic. This causes a series of problems for the young couple, their families and friends.

Created by Graham Reid, Bernard Farrell

Network: BBC Two

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