| In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Bean | Captain Bolton | 2 |
| Jerome Flynn | Matthews | 2 |
| Dervla Kirwan | Viola 'Neill | 2 |
| Stella McCusker | Mrs O'Neill | 2 |
| Ian Charleson | Major Brendan Archer | 2 |
| Matyelok Gibbs | Miss Staveley | 2 |
| Duncan Bell | Foster-Smith | 2 |
| Susannah Harker | Angela Spencer | 2 |
| Ian Richardson | Edward Spencer | 2 |
| Jonathan Scott-Taylor | Berry | 2 |
| James Gaddas | Pike | 2 |
| Emer Gillespie | Sarah Devlin | 2 |
| Andrew Connolly | Driscoll | 2 |
| Julia Dearden | Fidelma | 2 |
| Fabia Drake | Mrs. Rappaport | 2 |
| Fabia Drake | Mrs Rappaport | 2 |
| Breffni McKenna | Ripon Spencer | 2 |
| Frank Kelly | DI Murdoch | 2 |
| Julie Hale | Bridie | 2 |
| Phillada Sewell | Miss Johnston | 2 |
| Martin Dempsey | Mr Devlin | 2 |
| Pauline McLynn | Nurse | 2 |