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Peter Coonan to star in TV3’s Feature Film ‘The Guarantee’
10 Jul 2014 : Deirdre Molumby
Produced by John Kelleher Media in association with the BAI, the Irish Film Board and TV3, filming of ‘The Guarantee’ will get underway in the TV3’s Sony HD Studio on 21st July. Directed by Ian Power (The Runway), the film recreates the drama surrounding the most significant political decision in modern Irish history when the Irish government decided to guarantee the entire domestic banking system on the night of September 29, 2008. ‘The Guarantee’ tells the story of that night, and what led to it. Starting four years earlier, it charts the peak of the boom and the beginning of the bust.

Written by Colin Murphy and based on his stage play, ‘The Guarantee’ stars an ensemble cast, including David Murray as Brian Lenihan/Wilson, Gary Lydon as Brian Cowen/The Developer, Orla Fitzgerald as Kate Walsh/Hedge Fund CEO, Morgan Jones as Sean Fitzpatrick/O'Sullivan and Peter Coonan as David Drumm/The Central Banker. Coonan won the IFTA this year for Best Supporting Actor for playing Fran in hit TV series 'Love/Hate', the role that made a star of the actor.

Wildcard has acquired the worldwide rights for ‘The Guarantee’ which will see the drama also hit the silver screen. As well as being shown on TV3, The Guarantee’ will be shown in selected cinemas nationwide in November 2014.

The first half of the drama is a story of hubris: how the Irish establishment ignored the warning signs from abroad, and from its own Cassandras, and failed to rein in the property market and the wider economy. The second half of the drama shows the key players in the establishment as they struggle to come to terms with the unfolding of the consequences of their earlier hubris, during the month of September 2008, as the global banking system buckled and the Irish economy faced collapse.

At the heart of the drama are the figures of the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance and the Central Banker, Officials in the Department of Finance and the heads of the key banks. Elsewhere, the character of a Hedge Fund Manager in London brings an external viewpoint on events. Other characters come and go, but these are the key decision makers. The film moves quickly between locations, moving ever quicker towards the night itself, as it charts the end of the boom and the onset of the global financial crisis.

‘The Guarantee’ commences production in TV3's Sony HD studio on July 21st 2014 with a release date of November 2014.





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