Sunday Play | Juno and the Paycock (1997)
Based on Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Sean O'Casey 's best-loved play, set in Dublin in 1922, takes a curiously contemporary look at the endlessly sacrificing wife trapped by a thoughtless husband.
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Juno and the Paycock (1976)
In a Dublin tenement during the 1922 civil war, a poor family struggles to survive. Juno Boyle nurses her wounded son while her idle husband passes the time in drinking and romantic talk. Then a sudden legacy promises to change their lives.
A Celebration of Sean O'Casey | 2: Juno and the Paycock (1980)
Television adaptation starring Frances Tomelty as Juno and Dudley Sutton as Captain Jack.