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Series 13: 17. A Matter of Choice for Billy



Belfast 1978. The Martin family, one year on. \n\nNorman is away in England, and his eldest son Billy and daughter Lorna are in charge of their younger sisters Ann and Maureen. \n\nHow can Billy and Laura square their family responsibilities with their personal lives? An awkward relative, about whom they disagree, is about to descend on them. Ann is a handful, and disturbing news arrives from Norman. Billy and the others must make a choice.

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