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The Steamie

12/31/1988

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1hr 18min

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Comedy

,Drama

,Family

,History

,Music

,TV Movie

A night in the life at a 1950's communal laundry, showing how life was like for working class Glasgow Women.

STORY

Tony Roper wrote 'The Steamie' for Glasgow's Mayfest in 1987. Return to Hogmany 1957 when a fiesty group of Glasgow women; Mrs Culfeathers, Dolly, Doreen and the irrepressible Magrit, all meet at The Steamie to do the traditional family wash before the New Year. The Steamie is a hilarious cameo of Glasgow's social history where the washing was always easier to do when the Women shared their laugher and sorrow and a scandalous supply of gossip. This is the definitive version of the most popular play of the last 20 years with the all star cast of Dorothy Paul as Magrit, Eileen McCallum as Dolly, Kate Murphy as Doreen, Sheila McDonald as Mrs Culfeathers and a very young Peter Mullan as Andy, the whisky loving handy man.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Eileen McCallum
  • Dorothy Paul
  • Katy Murphy
  • Sheila Donald
  • Peter Mullan

    Director

  • Haldane Duncan

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Scottish Television (STV)

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Eileen McCallum

    Dolly

    Dorothy Paul

    Magrit

    Katy Murphy

    Doreen

    Sheila Donald

    Mrs Culfeathers

    Peter Mullan

    Andy

    Irene Sunters

    Grumpy Woman

    Caroline Paterson

    Doreen's Pal

    Myra McFadyen

    Helen Mahuire's Auntie

    Lillian Welsh

    Dr Bell's Patient

    Faye Milligan

    Wee Dumpy Doll

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