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History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family gathers together to mark the solemn occasion, old disagreements continue to fester and old acquaintances are renewed. Following the unexpected death of another close relative, Prentice begins to question the past: why did his Uncle Rory suddenly disappear and where did he go? Reading his Uncle Rory’s unpublished novel may provide the answers he is seeking but it also unearths some dark family secrets he didn’t bargain for.
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1996-11-25
S1E4 — Rory
The last pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are falling into place, as Prentice discovers Rory's final, unbelievable, secret about the McHoan family. The main characters gather for the final showdown, but will Prentice have the courage to see it through, and will he finally get the woman he loves?
Billed Cast
Joseph McFadden
Prentice McHoan
Bill Paterson
Kenneth McHoan
Peter Capaldi
Rory McHoan
Dougray Scott
Lewis McHoan
Claire Nielson
Aunt Antonia
Valerie Edmond
Ashley Watt
Stella Gonet
Fiona Urvill
David Robb
Fergus Urvill
Patricia Kerrigan
Janice
Paul Young
Hamish McHoan
Alex Norton
Lachlan Watt
Elizabeth Sinclair
Mary McHoan
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