Many actors try too hard but there are some seriously impressive NI stars on the big and small screens
Last weekend while flicking through a hundred channels and finding nothing to watch up popped the film Ballywalter. I'm probably the last person to have seen it but just in case you have missed out on this low budget gem it's set in Belfast and on the Ards Peninsula.
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