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Confessional

1989-10-04 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.0

Action & Adventure

A secretive terrorist commits crimes to disrupt the peace process between the Irish and the Brits. Both sides want him dead. When he decides to assassinate the Pope and blame it on the U.K., only a musician with a secret past can stop him.

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Creators
Jack Higgins
Production companies
Granada Television, Televisa
Countries
United Kingdom, Mexico
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Robert LindsayRobert LindsayThomas Kelly
Keith CarradineKeith CarradineLiam Devlin
Simon ChandlerSimon ChandlerFox
Robert LangRobert LangBrigadier Charles Ferguson
Valentina YakuninaTanya Maslovskaya
Arthur BraussArthur BraussGeneral Maslovsky
David de KeyserDavid de KeyserProfessor Cherny
Stephen HollandDavey
Helen RappaportMajor Belova
Niall TóibínNiall TóibínSean Gallagher
Anthony QuayleAnthony QuaylePope
Hugo ConlonIrish news presenter
Colum ConveyColum ConveyBilly
Peter MajerLevin
Catherine RabettCatherine RabettJane Barclay
Rod ArthurBrother Jacky
Christopher CampbellDrumore Policeman
Michael ChesdenMr. Pienza
Sorcha CusackSorcha CusackMrs. Malone
Jessica DawesYoung Tanya

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