The Playboys

The Playboys is a romantic drama set in Ireland in the fifties. Tara Maguire is a pregnant woman who causes a scandal in her village when she refuses to reveal the father of the child. Tara has several suitors, but so far she has not found a single one of them worth marrying. The young lad Mick committed suicide out of unrequited love for Tara, and the ageing village policeman Hegarty proposes marriage to Tara at almost every opportunity. The parish priest urges Tara to marry the honest Hegarty to put an end to the scandal, but Hegarty has a dark mind, so you can't blame her when she bestows her love on someone else.

The chosen one is the charming young actor Tom Casey, who is on tour with his small second-rate troupe. Tom and Tara get together against all odds.

The Playboys is a sweet story that entertains without being overly dramatic. It is not particularly showy either visually or in terms of plot, so it is well suited to the TV screen.