Acceptable Levels

1h 43min

Drama

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.

Production Companies

Frontroom Films Limited

Belfast Film Workshop

Channel 4 Television

Cast

Patrick Higgins

Patrick Higgins

Tony McAteer
Tracey Lynch

Tracey Lynch

Roisin McAteer
Sally McCafferty

Sally McCafferty

Kathleen McAteer
George Shane

George Shane

Frank McAteer
Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Major Green
Doyne Byrd

Doyne Byrd

Lawrence
Rose McAdorey

Rose McAdorey

Mary Nolan
Michael Gormley

Michael Gormley

Father Doherty

Release date

1st Jan 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English