Murphy's Stroke
Murphy's Stroke
Release: 1980-05-21
·Runtime: 70m
·★ 4.7
Drama
TV Movie
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 Companies
Thames Television
Cast
Niall Tóibín
as Tony Murphy
Pierce Brosnan
as Edward O'Grady
T.R. Bowen
as Collins
Tony Doyle
as Darrer
John Bardon
as O'Connor
Patrick Malahide
as Parker
Michael O'Hagan
as Horgan
Johnny Shannon
as Joe Hagan
Richard Warner
as His Lordship
Ralph Nossek
as Magistrate
Vass Anderson
as Bank Manager
Peter Wight
as Betting Office Clerk
Shay Gorman
as Harrington
