Aidan Quinn
William Franklin
FEATURE FILM
Song for a Raggy Boy
DramaHistory
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
Top cast
Iain Glen
Brother John
Marc Warren
Brother Mac
Dudley Sutton
Brother Tom
Alan Devlin
Father Damian
Stuart Graham
Brother Whelan
BM
Bernard Manning
Rogers 855
John Travers
Liam Mercier 636
Andrew Simpson
Gerard Peters 458
MB
Mark Butler
Downey 913
SB
Samuel Bright
Ryan 126
Chris Newman
Patrick Delaney 743
Creative team
Aisling Walsh (Director) • Aisling Walsh (Writer) • Kevin Byron Murphy (Writer) • Patrick Galvin (Writer)
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