A Little Trouper

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Hal Morrissey?s devotion to the acting profession has cost him dearly. Top of the list being his marriage to his beloved Amy. But at long last, it seems that Hal?s perseverance as a jobbing actor might have paid off as he lands the lead role in the country?s favourite sit-com, Bringing Up Ralph, the story of a single mother and her six-year-old son. But there?s a problem. Ralph. On-screen, Ralph - aka Sebastian Taylor, England?s most famous child-star ? looks as though butter wouldn?t melt. Off-screen he is as obnoxious as he is hostile, and when Hal falls for his real-life mother Sebastian does everything he can to sabotage their relationship. And then, Hal finds that the death of the actor he replaced may not be as straightforward as it seemed ? Show more