Afternoon Play - What the Bishops Knew

'What the Bishops Knew' by Hugh Costello fictionally explores an accusation of child abuse by a Catholic Priest in Ireland and how over several decades this was allegedly covered up within the hierarchy of the Church in an attempt to protect its reputation. Mary Dowdall - Brid Brennan Bob McCabe - Mark Lambert Barry Glynn - Patrick Fitzsymons Barry, aged 10 - Peter Gilmore Fr Brand - Kevin Flood Monsignor Milligan - Pat Laffan Professor McGovern - Niall Cusack Bishop Culleton - Gerard Murphy Cardinal Finnerty - Des Nealon Director Eoin O'Callaghan The writer: As well as being a regular writer for R4, Hugh Costello is an Emmy Award nominated screenwriter (Bernard and Doris with Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon). He is loathe to see himself as the scourge of the Catholic Church but his interest in its affairs has lead him to write a number of plays about the Vatican; Conclave and My Dear Children of the Whole World. Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan.