The Maeve Binchy Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( Anner House / The Lilac Bus / Echoes )

The Maeve Binchy Collection - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Anner House / The Lilac Bus / Echoes
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
362 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Box Set
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 - 2007 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
South Africa ( Africa, Middle East )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Stephen Burke
Giles Foster
Barbara Rennie

Written By:
Maeve Binchy
Anne-Marie Casey
Shane Connaughton
Donald Churchill

Actors:
Liam Cunningham ..... Neil Barry
Flora Montgomery ..... Ruth Maguire
Conor Mullen ..... Nicky Nolan
Amrain Ismail-Essop ..... Nita
Philip O'Sullivan ..... Bill McKimm
Carrie Crowley ..... Frances Barry
Mehboob Bawa ..... Asif
Rory Berry ..... Nicky's Friend #2
Lungelwa Blou ..... Carol Singer
Bongani Bubu ..... Carol Singer / Pool Waitress
Ruan Burger ..... Nicky's Friend #3
Sibs Cosa ..... Zinzi
Isabella De Villiers ..... Teen Girl #1
Lusindiso Dubula ..... Carol Singer / Ice-cream vendor
Mzukisi Gaadushe ..... Landlord
Billy Gibson ..... Eoin Barry
Patrick Gibson ..... Rory Barry
Zukele Goadushe ..... Carol Singer / Limo Driver
Sizwe Gontsana ..... Squatter Child #1
Adam Ismail ..... Mr. Abed
Liam Jensen ..... Young Kid #1
Megan Jensen ..... Young Kid #2
Sandile Kamle ..... Bayille
Andiswa Kedama ..... Carol Singer
Robyn Knowels ..... Maria
Andile Kosi ..... Hotel Waitress
Françoise Lliam ..... Nicky's Friend #1
Deon Lotz ..... Werner
Patrick Lyster ..... Mike Ryan
Ebenezer Madoda Sawuli ..... Drink Seller
Neliswa Madolo ..... Angela
Mvakalisi Madotyeni ..... Carol Singer
Nandie Mahlangu ..... Carol Singer / Maid at Resort
Fika Majola ..... Harriet
Ane Mostert ..... Teen Girl #2
Nobapostile Msongelwa ..... Carol Singer / Spa Assistant
Sihle Msongelwa ..... Squatter Child #2
Sive Msongelwa ..... Squatter Child #3
Sizwe Msutu ..... Prosper
Denise Newman ..... Mrs. Abed
Windsor Ngabeni ..... Penny Whistle Man
Gwebile Jim Ngxabaze ..... Roadside Barman
Thoko Ntshinga ..... Suo. Langa
Whitney Peterson ..... Hassina
Ntobeko Rwanda ..... Carol Singer
Nina Shepard ..... Tanya v / d Spuy
Clifford 'Zorro' Sidloy ..... Bus Driver
Neo Sidloyi ..... Mvuzo
Tevin Sidloyi ..... Kwaito Kid #1
Siya Sineke ..... Themba
Nwabane Sithela ..... Kwaito Kid #2
Clifford Zwelungile Soloyi ..... Carol Singer
Tsheop Sotshinga ..... Kwaito Kid #3
Ashley Stevens ..... Kwaito Kid #4
Mummy Thomas ..... Squatter Child #4
Stephanie Beacham ..... Judy
Emmet Bergin ..... Mikey
Brendan Conroy ..... Nurse
Deirdre Donnelly ..... Dee
Beatie Edney ..... Celia
Dervla Kirwan ..... Nancy
Rynagh O'Grady ..... Tom
Con O'Neill
Barbara Brennan ..... Molly Power (4 episodes, 1988)
Bernie Downes ..... Nellie (4 episodes, 1988)
Eric Erskine ..... Father O'Dwyer (4 episodes, 1988)
Robert Hines ..... David Power (4 episodes, 1988)
Stephen Holland ..... Gerry Doyle (4 episodes, 1988)
Geraldine James ..... Angela O'Hara (4 episodes, 1988)
John Kavanagh ..... Dock Dillon (4 episodes, 1988)
Brian McGrath ..... Paddy Power (4 episodes, 1988)
Aine Ni Mhuiri ..... Agnes O'Brien (4 episodes, 1988)
Niall O'Brien ..... Tom O'Brien
Sighle Toibin ..... Chrissie (4 episodes, 1988)
Dermot Crowley ..... Father Sean O'Hara (3 episodes, 1988)
Alison Doody ..... Caroline Nolan (3 episodes, 1988)
Sharon Devlin ..... Fiona Doyle (3 episodes, 1988)
Sheila Flitton ..... Mrs. Conway (3 episodes, 1988)
Siobhan Garahy ..... Clare O'Brien (3 episodes, 1988)
Sayo Inaba ..... Shuya (3 episodes, 1988)
Vincent Murphy ..... Mogsy (3 episodes, 1988)
Ruairi O'Duibhir ..... Jimmy (3 episodes, 1988)
Colm Quilligan ..... Frank Conway (3 episodes, 1988)
Eleanor Feely ..... Valerie (2 episodes)
David Herlihy ..... Tommy O'Brien (2 episodes, 1988)
Helena Hingston ..... Mary (2 episodes)
Fidelma Murphy ..... Mrs. Nolan (2 episodes, 1988)
Eoin O'Callaghan ..... James Nolan (2 episodes, 1988)
John Olohan ..... Father Flynn (2 episodes, 1988)
Sheila O'Sullivan ..... Mrs. O'Hara (2 episodes, 1988)
Grainne Walker ..... Kath (2 episodes, 1988)
Terence White ..... Benny (2 episodes, 1988)

Synopsis:

Triple bill of television dramas based on the novels by Maeve Binchy. In 'The Lilac Bus' (1990) Con O'Neill plays Tom, a bus driver who drives his lilac-coloured bus from Dublin to Rathdoon every Friday evening. Taking a ride are five passengers who have all reached crossroads in their lives: Judy (Stephanie Beacham), who works in a health food shop, Dee (Beatie Edney), a law student, Nancy (Rynagh O'Grady), with a reputation for meaness, Celia (Dervla Kirwan), a nurse, and Mikey (Brendan Conroy), a bank porter. In 'Anner House' (2007), after Irishman Neil Barry (Liam Cunningham) gets divorced from his wife and loses custody of his children, he decides to leave Ireland and move to Cape Town. There, he meets another Irish woman, Ruth Maguire (Flora Montgomery), who is also attempting to extricate herself from an unhappy relationship. Together, the pair embark on a journey of self-healing and personal discovery, culminating in them opening a boutique hotel which they name Anner House. In 'Echoes' (1988), in the 1950s town of Castlebay, Ireland, young student Clare O'Brien (Siobhan Garahy) dreams of going to University, but is constantly hampered by her narrow-minded mother Agnes. With the encouragement of local teacher Angela O'Hara (Geraldine James), Clare eventually leaves to study in Dublin, where she begins a romance with fellow student David Power (Robert Hines). However, David has a rival for Clare's love in the unwholesome form of Gerry Doyle (Stephen Holland). Back at home, Angela faces censure from the town gossips over her relationship with a recovering alcoholic.

Anner House (2007)
Anner House is a romantic story of dreams and aspirations. Neil Barry leaves Ireland after a bitter divorce and custody battle to face the demons of his alcoholism in another place, Cape Town. A chance meeting with an Irish woman, named Ruth Maguire, also trying to extricate herself from an unhappy relationship with Nicky helps him embark on a journey of self-healing and personal discovery. Inspired by the colorful locals they encounter, and the magical places they visit, Neil helps Ruth fulfill her dream, to open a boutique hotel set against the stunning Cape landscape. They decide to call it 'Anner House'. Of course the dream has its own obstacles - their personal predicaments plus coping with the social problems unique to Cape Town. But in the end it becomes clear to Neil and Ruth that they are the solutions to their own problems and the mutual attraction that sparked between them when they first met becomes irresistible.
The Lilac Bus (1990)
Television drama based on the book by Maeve Binchy. Con O'Neill plays Tom, a bus driver who drives his lilac-coloured bus from Dublin to Rathdoon every Friday evening. Taking a ride are five passengers who have all reached crossroads in their lives: Judy (Stephanie Beacham), who works in a health food shop, Dee (Beatie Edney), a law student, Nancy (Rynagh O'Grady), with a reputation for meaness, Celia (Dervla Kirwan), a nurse, and Mikey (Brendan Conroy), a bank porter.
Echoes (1988)
This telefilm focuses on the small Irish seaside town of Castle Bay in the 1950s. Clare O'Brien is a precocious student; Angela O' Hara is a teacher who sacrificed her dreams for her family; Gerry Doyle is the handsome charmer; and David Power is the doctor's son. With Angela's encouragement, shopkeeper's daughter Clare pursues higher education, eventually leaving Castle Bay for Dublin. Also in Dublin is David Power who is attending medical school there. He and Clare fall in love despite the class difference that his mother abhors. But David isn't the only one who loves Clare-she has also become the focal point of Gerry Doyle's unhealthy attention. Soon, everything gets more complicated as Clare and David are forced to make serious decisions that bring them back home. In the meantime, Angela deals with her wayward priest of a brother, town gossips, and grows closer to Dick Dillon, a recovering alcoholic. Will anyone find happiness in Castle Bay?

Anner House (2007)
Two Irish emigrants Ruth and Neil come together to realise her dream of running a small hotel in the hills outside the city.
The Lilac Bus (1990)
Drama based on the novel by Maeve Binchy, which recounts the lives of five people catching the Lilac Bus.
Echoes (1988)
Life in the small Irish town of Castle Bay in the 1950s.

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