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Down Days
Season 1, Episode 3
After a bad day at work, Liam talks to Jess and is forced to confront his mental health problems, leading him to remember the conflicting advice of two of his old teachers. At school he found little emotional support from PE teacher Mr Stones, but unconventional substitute teacher Miss Monroe made him try to channel his anger into more creative pursuits
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Cast & Crew
Liam Williams
(Actor)
.. Liam
Samuel Bottomley
(Actor)
.. Ralph Roberts
Lily Frazer
(Actor)
.. Jess
Shaun Thomas
(Actor)
.. Tom Cragg
Oscar Kennedy
(Actor)
.. Young Liam
Katy Wix
(Actor)
.. Miss Monroe
Con O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Mr Stones
James Dryden
(Actor)
.. Mr Dreyfus
Jonathan Schey
(Director)
Joseph Nunnery
(Producer)
Gareth Edwards
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Liam Williams
(Actor)
.. Liam
Samuel Bottomley
(Actor)
.. Ralph Roberts
Lily Frazer
(Actor)
.. Jess
Shaun Thomas
(Actor)
.. Tom Cragg
Oscar Kennedy
(Actor)
.. Young Liam
Katy Wix
(Actor)
.. Miss Monroe
Con O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Mr Stones
Born:
August 15, 1966
in
Weston-super-Mare
Best Known For:
A string of stage and TV roles.
Early-life:
Born Robert O'Neill on August 15, 1966 in Weston-super-Mare, Con's TV acting debut was a walk-on role in Willy Russell's coming-of-age drama One Summer. At the age of 22, he was cast in another Russell project, playing Mickey on the stage in Blood Brothers. His performance won him the 1988 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Tony nomination for the Broadway version.
Career:
O'Neill's other stage credits include The Awakening, A Tribute to the Blue Brothers, Telstar, Midnight Cowboy, The Caretaker, A View from a Bridge, and The Ladykillers. A regular on the small screen, O'Neill's TV credits include Brookside, Pie in the Sky, Tom Jones, Heartbeat, Waking the Dead, Moving Story, Criminal Justice, The Bible, Uncle, Banana and Cucumber. On the big screen, his credits include Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990), Telstar (2008) and Frank (2012). In early 2015, he starred in the 35th-anniversary staging of Educating Rita at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Quote:
'I think Blood Brothers is the most phenomenal musical, you can't help but be moved by it.'
Trivia:
In 2011, he won the Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in A View from a Bridge at the Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
James Dryden
(Actor)
.. Mr Dreyfus
Jonathan Schey
(Director)
Joseph Nunnery
(Producer)
Gareth Edwards
(Executive producer)
