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Strumpet City

Strumpet City

Description: Strumpet City was a 1980 television miniseries produced by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, based on James Plunkett's 1969 novel Strumpet City. It was RTÉ's most ambitious and expensive production to date. The script was written by Hugh Leonard, and Peter O'Toole played James Larkin, the union leader. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1980
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 7
First episode air date: March 16, 1980
Director: Tony Barry

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