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MY MOTHER AND OTHER STRANGERS

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My Mother and Other Strangers - 11621682-high Image Name: My Mother and Other Strangers - 11621682-high Description: My Mother and Other Strangers - Picture Shows: **MIPCOM EMBARGO DATE TBC*** Rose Coyne (HATTIE MORAHAN), Captain Ronald Dreyfuss (AARON STATON) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Stefan Hill
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Broadcast Details: Tuesday 22nd November, 10.15pm

The Marsden’s Big Variety Playhouse descends upon Moybeg for Halloween but the following day, the joy is soon broken by news that a local child, Maisie Quinn, has been taken ill with Scarlett Fever.

My Mother and Other Strangers, Episode 3 of 5, RTÉ One, Tuesday, November 22nd at 10.15pm

Dr Black informs Rose that Maisie is to be quarantined. When Rose questions whether Dr Black will monitor poor Maisie’s condition, he concedes that he will do what he can but he has patients who also depend on him and pay their fees. As Maisie deteriorates, Rose turns to Captain Dreyfuss for help with medical support from the base. Dreyfuss, supportive of the idea, sends Lieutenant Tillie Ziegler who swiftly arranges for Maisie to be transferred to hospital.

As the ambulance drives off, Rose is greeted by a cigarette smuggler who asks for Michael. Rose curtly sends him away and takes the Coyne’s Pub and Store firmly off the profiteers map much to Michael’s exasperation. During a frosty dinner time Rose tries to shame Michael into telling the children about his blackmarket actions, but Michael stands firm and pulls Rose aside to enlighten her that he’s actually trying to keep them afloat before leaving to attend his empty bar.

Rose, battling her attraction to Dreyfuss and anger at Michael, asks Dreyfuss into their house for tea. The conversation soon turns from Maisie to Rose’s domestic troubles and her emotions come to the surface. But events take a further turn for the worse when Kate also falls sick with the disease, leaving Rose to question with Michael if they’re paying the price for his recent actions.

Rose is played by Hattie Morahan, Michael by Owen McDonnell, Captain Dreyfuss by Aaron Staton and Dr Black by Charles Lawson.