The Attendant

The Attendant

4.3IMDb Score
Released:2012-12-14
Duration:12 min
Country:Ireland
Director:Ian Beattie
Actors:Adrian Dunbar, Abigail McGibbon, Frankie McCafferty, Stuart Graham, Alan McKee
Production:Network Ireland Television

Overview:

Frankie is a car park attendant at the spectacular Giant’s Causeway in Co. Antrim. His friend Cathy and her husband Paul are in trouble. Nevertheless as Frankie always says, "Something will turn up!"

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