I Can't... I Can't...

Overview

The tale of a young Irish Catholic bride who is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her father’s lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage with her husband. Her parish priest forbids her to accept her doctor’s suggestion that she should use contraception and she is driven to desperate measures.

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Cast

Tessa Wyatt

Mady - Bride

Dennis Waterman

Joe O'Reilly - Groom

Alexandra Bastedo

Gloria - Girl Friend

Eddie Byrne

Tom

Martin Dempsey

Father Keegan

Marie O'Donnell

Kate

Pat Laffan

Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)