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Orphans

1h 41m

Orphans

3rd September 1998
Top Cast
Director
Peter Mullan
Writer
Peter Mullan
ComedyDrama

A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.

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Full Cast
Douglas Henshall Image

Douglas Henshall

Michael

Gary Lewis Image

Gary Lewis

Thomas

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Rosemarie Stevenson

Sheila

Stephen McCole Image

Stephen McCole

John

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Ann Swan

Mother of Family

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Frank Gallagher

Tanga

Alex Norton Image

Alex Norton

Hanson

Dave Anderson Image

Dave Anderson

Uncle Ian

Malcolm Shields Image

Malcolm Shields

DD Duncan

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Laura O'Donnell

Carole

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John Comerford

Ed, Carole's Dad

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Deirdre Davis

Alison, Carole's Mum

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Eric Barlow

Mr Bell

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Frances Carrigan

Mrs Bell

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Judith A. Williams

Amanda, Babysitter

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Sheila Donald

Mrs Finch

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Maureen Carr

Minnie

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Laurie Ventry

Henry

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Steven Singleton

Seamus

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Seamus Ball

Father Fitzgerald

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Sarah Hepburn

Louise, Carole's Sister

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Martha Leishman

Alice

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Stephen Docherty

Alastair

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Robert W. Carr

Mr. Leitch (Undertaker)

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Gilbert Martin

Frank

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Jan Wilson

Sandra

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Lenny Mullan

Julian

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June Brogan

Mona

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Paul Doonan

Lenny

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Linda Cuthbert (Linda Jane Devlin)

Evelyn

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Lex Keith

Self

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Hugh Ferris

Self

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Joel Strachan

Neil

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Tam White

Alistair (taxi driver)

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Vanya Eadie

Maria

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Dorothy Jane Stewart

Margaret

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Michael Mallon

Rab

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James Casey

Peachy (Cheeky Boy in Street)

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Alan Gracie

James

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Jim Twaddale

Liam

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Michael Sharpe

David

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Lee-Ann McCran

Anne Marie

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Debbie Welsh

Melissa

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Donna Chalmer

Bernadette

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Catherine Connell

Angela

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Louise Dunn

Moira

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Luke Coulter

Paper Boy

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Kate Brailsford

Deaf Boy's Mum

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Helen Devon

Jessica

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Josie Aitken Sheridan

Duncan's Baby

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Jenny Swan

Aunt Geraldine

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Mary Jane Wells

PC McGiffen

Full Crew
Peter Mullan Image

Peter Mullan

Director

Peter Mullan Image

Peter Mullan

Writer

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Grant Cameron

Director of Photography

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Colin Monie

Editor

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Frances Higson

Producer

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Paddy Higson

Executive Producer

Craig Armstrong Image

Craig Armstrong

Original Music Composer

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Campbell Gordon

Production Design

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Frances Connell

Art Direction

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Lynn Aitken

Costume Design

Mike Prestwood Smith Image

Mike Prestwood Smith

Sound

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Doreen Jones

Casting

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Anastasia Shirley

Makeup Designer

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Lenny Mullan

Casting Assistant

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Mark Goddard

First Assistant Director

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Guy Heeley

Second Assistant Director

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Michael Queen

Third Assistant Director

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Janis Watt

Script Supervisor

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Gillian Berrie

Production Coordinator

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John Booth

Location Manager

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Michael Higson

Location Assistant

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Robert Etherson

Location Assistant

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Louise Coulter

Production Accountant

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John McKain

Assistant Accountant

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Margie Fortune

Wardrobe Supervisor

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Carole K. Millar

Wardrobe Assistant

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Sara Kramer

Assistant Makeup Artist

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Claire Davies

Assistant Makeup Artist

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Peter Brill

Sound Recordist

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Peter Murphy

Boom Operator

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Jonathan Sykes

Focus Puller

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Francis Todd

Focus Puller

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Kirstin McMahon

Clapper Loader

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Joe Gormley

Camera Trainee

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John Ward

Steadicam Operator

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Eddie Burt

Grip

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Stuart Bunting

Grip

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Mark Ritchie

Gaffer

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Paul McGeachan

Best Boy Electric

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John Adamson

Electrician

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Fraser Campbell

Electrician

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Garry Thomson

Generator Operator

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Cliona Harkin

Assistant Art Director

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Caroline Grebbell

Art Department Assistant

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Alan Reid

Storyboard Artist

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David Reilly

Property Master

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Jim Davers

Props

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Scott Keery

Props

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Tony Sheridan

Props

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Danny Sumsion

Construction Manager

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David Gibson

First Assistant Editor

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Lorraine Keiller

Assistant Editor

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Giles Burgess

Assistant Editor

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Hilary Wyatt

Supervising Sound Editor

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Lorraine Keiller

Dialogue Editor

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Pat Hayes

Sound Mixer

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John Fitzgerald

Sound Mixer

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Ted Swanscott

Foley Recordist

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Lionel Selwyn

Foley Artist

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Felicity Cottrell

Foley Artist

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Mike Prestwood Smith

ADR Mixer

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Stuart Brisdon

Special Effects Supervisor

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Nick Powell

Stunt Coordinator

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Danielle da Costa

Stunts

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Nrinder Dhudwar

Stunts

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Ray Nicholas

Stunts

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Nick Wilkinson

Stunts

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Bernard Shepherd

Armorer

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Alan Wylie

Still Photographer

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Shirley Whiteside

Unit Publicist

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Sylvia Wheeler

Negative Cutter

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Sandy Dworniak

Music Supervisor