Too Late to Talk to Billy

Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.

A Matter of Choice for Billy

Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy.

A Coming to Terms for Billy

Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particularly Billy - react? And has she achieved the impossible in mellowing the man? Third in the trilogy.