An Irish Angel

Aine is a secondary school girl from the wrong side of the tracks, who lives in Portrush, NI with her mother Margaret, who works as a cleaner for a local office, and her grandmother Agnes, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Cast

Niamh James

as Aine

Julian Glover

as Father Luke Reitel

Jaime Winstone

as Ellie

Baz Black

as Padraig

Leona Clarke

as Esme Jackson

Lauren Metcalfe

as Corinna's Mum

Danny Patrick

as Corinna's Dad

Ania Lee Lyes

as Corinna Parkhouse

Lauren Staerck

as Morning Girls

Shane Robinson

as The Strap / Guardian

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