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2002 Drama History 6h 0m

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"An epic tale of love and survival"

This award winning miniseries traces the difficult passage of young Mary Keane (Aoife McMahon) from servitude in Ireland to the squalor of rough-and-tumble Newfoundland in the early 1800s. Escaping attempted rape and abuse, Mary moves on with her infant daughter to find shelter at a remote fishing station run by Thomas Hutchings (Colm Meaney). In a time and place where life and death are a hair's breadth apart, Mary joins the community's struggle for survival against sickness and starvation. All of the Cape's people are fugitives of one kind or another, but by pulling together through hardships and tragedies, they forge a new life of hope - and even love.

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Principal Cast

Colm Meaney

Thomas Hutchings

Aoife McMahon

Mary 'Bundle' Keane

Deborah Pollitt

Lavinia Andrews

Daniel Payne

Ned Andrews

Brenda Devine

Jennie Andrews

Ruth Lawrence

Hazel Andrews

Darragh Kelly

Tim Toope

Mike Daly

Ben Andrews

Mary-Lynn Bernard

Sarah Vincent

Michelle Rex Bailey

Meg Andrews

Philip Dinn

Josh Vincent

Mary Walsh

Mrs. Armstrong

Andy Jones

Mr. Armstrong

Des Walsh

Captain Brennan

Andrew Younghusband

Matt Escott