Liam 23 years old

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.

Credits

Julia Deakin as Aggie

Ian Hart as Dad

Stephen Walters as Black shirt

Megan Burns as Teresa

Anne Reid as Mrs. Abernathy

Andrew Schofield as Tom

Liam Cast

Name	Character
Julia Deakin She was 48, now 72 years old	as Aggie
Ian Hart He was 35, now 59 years old	as Dad
Stephen Walters	as Black shirt
Megan Burns She was 14, now 37 years old	as Teresa
Anne Reid She was 65, now 88 years old	as Mrs. Abernathy
Andrew Schofield He was 41, now 65 years old	as Tom
Chris Darwin He was 39, now 63 years old	as Nunney's Husband
Jane Gurnett She was 43, now 67 years old	as Mrs Samuels
Claire Hackett	as Mum
Anthony Borrows	as Liam
Russell Dixon	as Father Ryan
Martin Hancock He was 27, now 51 years old	as David
David Hart He was 54, now 78 years old	as Con

Liam Crew

Name	Department
Jimmy McGovern as Writer. He was 51 (now 74) years old	Writing

Liam (23 years)

Release day: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Runtime: 90 minutes