The Good Samaritan
Three men, two wives and one rooftop. Shane Richie heads the cast of this rollicking comedy-drama as the mild-mannered and misguidedly generous Brian Guest.
Brian’s at an all-time low. The man who’s usually up for a laugh has realised that his wife, Lucy (Louise Delamere), wants to divorce him. To make matters worse, he receives a phone call from a man who’s even lower. The caller, Lewis (Brendan Coyle), is threatening to jump from the roof of Brian’s office block; the problem is that Brian thinks it’s a colleague playing a prank and is less than sympathetic.
Subsequent events conspire to make believe that his unhelpful response has resulted in the man’s death and, wracked with guilt, he sets out to make amends to the man’s wife, Hannah (Julia Ford), and her daughters. Read more & comment »
