Acting
Ainé Gorman
Acting credits
9.0In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires.
Lorna
1987
6.0Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy.
A Matter of Choice for Billy
1983
NRDocumentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007
7.0Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.
Too Late to Talk to Billy
1982
7.0Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?
The Cry
1984
7.0Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particularly Billy - react? And has she achieved the impossible in mellowing the man? Third in the trilogy.
A Coming to Terms for Billy
1984