Family 29 years old

This four-part made-for-TV drama focuses up close on a Dublin couple with four children. Charlo is a hustler, a head-first footballer, a thief, abusive. Paula drinks, objects to Charlie's thievery and adultery without the will to chuck him out. John Paul worships his father who's initiating him into the world of beer and football but recoils at Charlo's treatment of mum; asthma and misbehavior at school follow. Daughter Nicola is a young woman, starting work in a garment factory. When Charlo begins to stare at her, she's frightened and Paula's furious.

Credits

Seán McGinley as Charlo Spencer

Lorcan Cranitch as Tutorial Teacher

Des McAleer as Ray Harris

Andrew Connolly as Liam

Ger Ryan as Paula Spencer

Vinnie McCabe as Mr. Connolly

Family Cast

Name	Character
Seán McGinley He was 38, 53 years old when he died	as Charlo Spencer
Lorcan Cranitch He was 34, now 64 years old	as Tutorial Teacher
Des McAleer He was 41, now 71 years old	as Ray Harris
Andrew Connolly He was 5, now 24 years old	as Liam
Ger Ryan She was 44, now 74 years old	as Paula Spencer
Vinnie McCabe	as Mr. Connolly
Pauline McLynn She was 31, now 61 years old	as Denise
Eamonn Hunt	as Mona's Husband
Tom Hickey He was 3, 28 years old when he died	as Dean
Donna Dent	as Dymphna
Michael Liebmann	as Brian

Family Crew

Name	Department
Andrew Eaton as Producer. He was 34 (now 64) years old	Production
Trevor Waite as Editor. He was 51 (now 81) years old	Editing
Mark Geraghty as Production Design.	Art
Roddy Doyle as Writer. He was 36 (now 65) years old	Writing
Daf Hobson as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 73) years old	Camera
Michael Winterbottom as Director. He was 33 (now 63) years old	Directing

Family (29 years)

Release day: Sunday, May 08, 1994
Runtime: 190 minutes