HistoryDrama

The Hanging Gale

Name: The Hanging Gale
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1995-01-01
Cast: Joe McGann, Mark McGann, Paul McGann, Stephen McGann, Michael Kitchen

January 1, 1995

In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while facing persecution from an agent (Michael Kitchen) of their indifferent English landlord. Looking on in horror as their primary food source dwindles, the Phelan brothers (portrayed by real-life siblings Joe, Mark, Paul and Stephen McGann) are torn between nonviolent protest and bloody revolt.