A Time to Dance
Limited Series 1992 · 3 eps · ★ 3.8 · Drama
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A fiftysomething English banker falls for and has an affair with an Irish waif from the wrong side of the tracks, causing him grief both professionally and personally.
Created by Melvyn Bragg
Network: BBC One
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Cast
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Ronald Pickup Andrew Powell -
Dervla Kirwan Bernadette Kennedy - R Rosemary McHale Angela Powell
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Geoffrey Beevers Christopher Pearson -
Jacqueline Leonard Theresa Kennedy -
David MacCreedy David Kennedy - J Joseph Crilly Joe Kennedy
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Anne Raitt Mrs Kennedy -
Roger Walker Frank Carruthers -
Mary Jo Randle Mrs Atkinson - B Bill McCabe Lodger
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David Banks Ray
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