| Manions of America | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Agnes Nixon |
| Screenplay by | Rosemary Anne Sisson |
| Story by | Agnes Nixon and Rosemary Anne Sisson |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent Charles S. Dubin |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Kate Mulgrew Steve Forrest |
| Composer | Morton Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roger Gimbel Tony Converse |
| Cinematography | Hector Figuera |
| Editor | Michael Brown |
| Running time | 4h50m |
| Production companies | Roger Gimbel Productions EMI Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 30 – October 2, 1981 |
The Manions of America is a 6-hour mini-series for American television made in 1981. The subject of the series were Irish immigrants to the United States during the Great Famine of the mid-19th century. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and created by Agnes Nixon, creator of the now-defunct All My Children, a hit daytime TV soap opera that aired on the ABC television network for over 40 years. British dramatist Rosemary Anne Sisson joined Nixon as co-writer.
Manions was the first American role for actor Pierce Brosnan and co-starred Kate Mulgrew, David Soul, Linda Purl, and young up-and-comer Martin O'Neill (who played a kid with a tin whistle). Actor Steve Forrest (younger brother of 1940s movie star Dana Andrews) played a Philadelphia powder mill owner called Kent and uncle of Kate Mulgrew's character Rachel, who begrudgingly hires Rachel's lover and future husband played by Pierce Brosnan.
Plot
Cast
- Kathleen Beller as Maureen O'Brian
- Pierce Brosnan as Rory O'Manion
- Steve Forrest as James Kent
- Peter Gilmore as Jim O'Brien
- Linda Purl as Deirdre O'Manion
- Nicholas Hammond as Padric O'Manion / Sean O'Manion
- Simon MacCorkindale as David Clement
- Kate Mulgrew as Rachel Clement
- Anthony Quayle as Lord Montgomery
- Barbara Parkins as Charlotte Kent
- Simon Rouse as Eamon
- David Soul as Caleb Staunton