Murphy's Stroke(1980)

🎬70 min
📅1980-05-21
🎭Drama, TV Movie
6.5/10

Overview

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Production

Thames Television

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Cast

Niall Tóibín
as Tony Murphy
Pierce Brosnan
as Edward O'Grady
T.R. Bowen
as Collins
Tony Doyle
as Darrer
Derry Power
as Tim Finn
Paul Antrim
as Dooley
John Bardon
as O'Connor
Maurice Connor
as Robert Henry
Patrick Malahide
as Parker
Gordon Kane
as Ian McGallen