William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
Aidan Quinn
as William Franklin
Iain Glen
as Brother John
Marc Warren
as Brother Mac
Dudley Sutton
as Brother Tom
Alan Devlin
as Father Damian
Stuart Graham
as Brother Whelan
Bernard Manning
as Rogers 855
John Travers
as Liam Mercier 636
Andrew Simpson
as Gerard Peters 458
Mark Butler
as Downey 913
Samuel Bright
as Ryan 126
Chris Newman
as Patrick Delaney 743
