Deeply Regretted By... Explained

Starring:	Joan O'Hara, Dónall Farmer
Language:	English

Deeply Regretted By... is a 1978 television play starring Joan O'Hara and Donall Farmer, with the script being written by Maeve Binchy.^[1] The movie is based upon the Binchy story Death of Kilburn that ran in The Irish Times and deals with issues of bigamy and emigration.^[2]

Synopsis

Deeply Regretted By... follows an unnamed London widow who discovers that her marriage was a sham and that her Irish "husband" had deep secrets that he had been keeping from her.

Awards and honours

Deeply Regretted By... won two Jacob's Awards for Binchy's script and Farmer's performance. It also won the Best Script Award at the Prague Film Festival in 1979.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Deeply Regretted By... at maevebinchy.com

Notes and References

1. News: Fair City actress Joan O'Hara dies . RTÉ Ten . RTÉ . 24 July 2007 . 24 July 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114164419/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2007/0724/oharaj.html . 14 January 2012 .
2. News: Maeve Binchy: Life. Ricorso.
3. News: People: Another gong for Maeve's mantelpiece. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 16 January 2007. 16 January 2007.
4. News: Corr. John. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 November 1980. In the wake of her play, enjoying a few drinks and laughs. 9-A.