Lock In
A comedy short story about a father and son, separated by prison walls and wrestling with modern life, money, the law and each other while stuck behind different bars.
When Noel Lockhart is imprisoned for a white collar crime, his son Rory has to take over the running of The Ship, a rundown bar on a Derry/Londonderry council estate.
This pilot episode sees Rory reluctantly trying to run The Ship while Noel is doing time in prison. Noel pressurises Rory to smuggle something 鈥渟pecial鈥 in for Lorenzo, the boss of the prison. Will Rory risk his own liberty for his Dad鈥檚 safety? As usual a deal with Noel isn鈥檛 what it seems. This is the story of a father and son, separated by prison walls, wrestling with modern life, love, money, the law and each other while stuck behind different bars.
Starring Conleth Hill as Noel, Thomas Finnegan as Rory, and Dan Gordon as Morris.
Written by Matthew McDevitt and developed with 成人快手 Writersroom.
Produced and directed by Michael Shannon.
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- Tue 7 Aug 2018 22:03成人快手 Radio Ulster & 成人快手 Radio Foyle
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