"RTE currently doesn't have the rights to broadcast 'Strumpet City'. It was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by the late writer James Plunkett depicting the squalid life and hardships of the Dublin workers caught up in the strike and lockout which began on Augand saw much bloodshed and hardship over the following months. Some of the original cast were household names in Ireland and abroad, including the late actors David Kelly and Cyril Cusack, as well as screen legend Peter O'Toole. The drama, first broadcast by RTE in 1980, became the State broadcaster's most lucrative series at the time and was sold to more than 30 countries. RTE is in talks to revive its hit 1980s drama 'Strumpet City' as the original cast were reunited on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Dublin Lockout, on which the series was based.
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