Summertime (TV)
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Summertime This drama short (26 minutes) was written by Michael Ennis
, directed by Eve Morrison, produced by Hilary McLoughlin and Storm Productions, and jointly financed by RTE
and the Irish Film Board
. It was made in 1995 and broadcast by RTE
on January 13, 1997.
Two outsiders, Andrew who is gay and Victoria who has recently arrived from London, form a strong friendship in secondary school that helps them both to come to terms with their 'otherness.' Townsend played an eighteen-year-old gay schoolboy, who was being bullied by his classmates.
Filmed in Ireland
.
Michael Ennis
Michael Ennis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative hooker, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights...
, directed by Eve Morrison, produced by Hilary McLoughlin and Storm Productions, and jointly financed by RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
and the Irish Film Board
Irish Film Board
The Irish Film Board is Ireland’s national film agency and major film funding body. It was recommended for abolition by the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes in 2009.-Formative years:...
. It was made in 1995 and broadcast by RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
on January 13, 1997.
Two outsiders, Andrew who is gay and Victoria who has recently arrived from London, form a strong friendship in secondary school that helps them both to come to terms with their 'otherness.' Townsend played an eighteen-year-old gay schoolboy, who was being bullied by his classmates.
Filmed in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Main cast
- Stuart TownsendStuart TownsendStuart Townsend is an Irish actor and director. His most notable portrayals are of the characters Lestat de Lioncourt in the 2002 film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, and Dorian Gray in the 2003 film adaptation of Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.-Early life and...
- Andrew - Jason O'MaraJason O'MaraJason O'Mara is an Irish actor who starred in the American television network dramas In Justice and Life on Mars. He now appears in the Fox series Terra Nova.- Career :He performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company...
- Father Pat - Natalie Stringer - Victoria
- Les MartinLes MartinLes Martin is an American writer, especially of books for young readers. He has written several books in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and The X-Files series.- The X-Files juvenile series :*X Marks the Spot...
- Richard O'Malley