Deeply Regretted By...

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Deeply Regretted By...
Written byMaeve Binchy
StarringJoan O'Hara,
Dónall Farmer
Original languageEnglish

Deeply Regretted By... is a 1978 television play starring Joan O'Hara and Donall Farmer, with the script being written by Maeve Binchy.[1] The movie is based upon the Binchy story Death of Kilburn that ran in The Irish Times and deals with issues of bigamy and emigration.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

Deeply Regretted By... follows an unnamed London widow who discovers that her marriage was a sham and that her Irish "husband" had deep secrets that he had been keeping from her.

Awards and honours[edit]

Deeply Regretted By... won two Jacob's Awards for Binchy's script and Farmer's performance. It also won the Best Script Award at the Prague Film Festival in 1979.[3][unreliable source?][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fair City actress Joan O'Hara dies". RTÉ Ten. RTÉ. 24 July 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Maeve Binchy: Life". Ricorso.
  3. ^ "People: Another gong for Maeve's mantelpiece". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  4. ^ Corr, John (15 November 1980). "In the wake of her play, enjoying a few drinks and laughs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 9-A.

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