Trojan Eddie: A Screen Play

Description

A major release from Initial films for Channel Four starring Stephen Rea and Richard Harris. Award-winning writer Billy Roche and director Gillies Mackinnon create a strange compelling world on the edge of society Eddie is a small-town hawker who dreams of a business of his own. Treated as little more than an errand boy by his employer John Power, the godfather of the local traveller community, his modest ambitions seem far beyond his grasp until Power becomes obsessed with a young traveller girl, Kathleen. On the night of their wedding Kathleen elopes with Power's nephew, Dermot, and GBP11,000 in dowry money. Eddy aids their escape and finds himself inextricably embroiled in the violent consequences... "A feisty flavourful script from Billy Roche...Trojan Eddie will please audiences still in search of old-fashioned storytelling values" Screen International

Billy Roche was born and lives in Wexford, Ireland. He began his career as a singer and musician before turning to acting and writing. He is the author of numerous plays including The Wexford Trilogy: A Handful of Stars (John Whiting Award, Plays and Players Award Best Play, Thames Television Award), Poor Beast in the Rain (George Devine Award), Belfry (Charrington Fringe Award Best Play, Time Out Theatre Award), Amphibians, and The Cavalcaders, as well as a novel, Tumbling Down, and a collection of short stories entitled Tales From Rainwater Pond. His work in film includes the screenplay for Trojan Eddie, starring Richard Harris and Stephen Rea.