Series · 1978
The Last of Summer
The series
A French actress returns to her Irish roots during the last summer before World War II. While there, she must come to grips with her family and the love of two men. Television adaptation of Kate O'Brien's 1943 novel of the same name.
Episodes
Season 1 · 4 episodes · 1978
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Episode 15 Oct 19781h 0m
Episode 1
Europe is basking in the hot summer of 1939 when the first rumbles of an approaching war reach the Kernahan family in the quietness of Drumaninch (Drumnahinch), but it is the arrival of a beautiful stranger that threatens their own peace.
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Episode 212 Oct 197850m
Episode 2
Angéle, a French actress, visits her cousins the Kernahans for the first time, stirring up unhappy memories. The youngsters take her for a picnic near the Cliffs of Moher.
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Episode 319 Oct 19781h 0m
Episode 3
Martin Kernahan is soon in love with Angéle, but she is more attracted to his brother Tom.
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Episode 426 Oct 19781h 0m
Episode 4
Angéle's engagement has brought Tom and Martin to blows and turned Martin against his mother. Reluctantly Hannah agrees to let Angéle and Tom go direct to the bishop. (RTÉ Guide)
Cast
Susan Fitzgerald
Angéle
Ronnie Masterson
Hannah Kernahan
Gerard McSorley
Martin KernahanScott Fredericks
Tom Kernahan
David Kelly
Corney Kernahan
Deirdre Donnelly
Jo KernahanCathleen Delany
Dotey CreganMarie Conmee
Mrs CusackMadelyn Erskine
Norris O'Byrne
Godfrey Quigley
Dr O'ByrneBrenda Doyle
Mrs O'FlynnBritta Smith
Maggie May
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