Barry Lyndon By William Makepeace Thackeray

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01The Duel2003010520240912 (BBC7)
20240913 (BBC7)
An unfortunate duel is the catalyst for young Redmond Barry to leave his native Ireland and serve on the battlefields of the Seven Years War.

A chance reunion with his long-lost uncle offers a way to make their fortune at the gaming-tables of the highest courts of Europe.

William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel, first published in 1844. It tells of the rise and fall of an Irish adventurer, set during the last half of the 18th century. The action moves from rural Ireland to the courts of Europe to the drawing rooms of English society.

Starring Gerard McSorley and Andrew Scott.

Dramatised in two parts by Don McCamphill.

Barry - Gerard McSorley

Redmond - Andrew Scott

Chevalier de Balibari - David Kelly

Bell Barry - Sheila Hancock

Lord Lyndon - Kenneth Cranham

Sir Rumford Bumford - Jamie Foreman

Mme Fitzsimons - Tina Kellegher

Fitzsimons - Kevin Flood

Captain Fagan - Frank O'Sullivan

John Quin - Mark Lambert

Von Potzdorff - Don Wycherley

Ulick - Darragh Kelly

Mick - Eanna MacLiam

Nora - Alice Barry

Directed at BBC Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.

Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.

The life and exploits of 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry

A duel forces 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War. Stars Gerard McSorley.

02The Squire2003011220240913 (BBC7)
20240914 (BBC7)
Redmond Barry pursues and wins the widowed Lady Lyndon to take the title of Barry Lyndon and play the role of country squire.

However, once arrived at the summit of his good fortune, his luck begins to change for the worse.

Conclusion of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel about the rise and fall of an Irish adventurer in the 18th century.

Starring Gerard McSorley, Sheila Hancock, Kenneth Cranham and Andrew Scott

Dramatised by Don McCamphill

Barry - Gerard McSorley

Lady Lyndon - Tina Kellegher

Chevalier de Balibari - David Kelly

Bell Barry - Sheila Hancock

Earl of Crabs - Kenneth Cranham

Wiggins - Jamie Foreman

Redmond - Andrew Scott

Furniture Dealer - Mark Lambert

Poynings - Don Wycherley

Ulick - Darragh Kelly

Brendan - Eanna MacLiam

Maggie-Rose - Alice Barry

Directed at BBC Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.

Plotting Redmond Barry becomes a titled country squire.

The life and exploits of 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry

Pursuing widowed Lady Lyndon, Redmond Barry becomes a titled country squire. But then his luck changes. Stars Gerard McSorley.