The Best Years
2013, English. Directed by Danny Patrick & Danny Ogle.
In a city divided by History, Religion and Politics. Greed will Unite them.
Peace is declared in Northern Ireland after thirty years of troubles. The criminal empires that have existed during the troubles can no longer operate and are being shut down. George is released from prison and returns to his old working-class neighbourhood to resume his life and steer clear of trouble which includes his best friend Emmet. Nadine has also come back to Derry after many years away, she is the estranged daughter of the resident crime boss Simon McKnight and also George first love. When Emmet finds a bag of money belonging to a ruthless loyalist hit-man Giggles, George is compelled to help him one last time to return it. This step is too far and they are forced to enlist the help of a gang from the other side of the community.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Danny PatrickDirector
- Danny OgleDirector
- Connor BarrBurger Van Vendor
- Martin KempSimon McKnight
- Leon BearmanJerome Jackson
- Enn ReitelFather Jude Best
- Matt HealyJackie 'Giggles' McGarrigle
- Nigel BoyleDougie
- Ayden CallaghanFrank Mallone
- Sarah Jane HoneywellCrystal
- Anna NightingaleNadine McKnight
- Slaine KellyAtlanta Earle
- Jason GerardGeorge Best
- Richard HawleyDetective Sergeant Torks
Details
- Released
- 25 April 2013
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Danny Patrick
- Budget
- $1.7M
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The Best Years runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Best Years isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 April 2013. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Best Years?
The Best Years (2013) was directed by Danny Patrick and Danny Ogle and stars Connor Barr, Martin Kemp, Leon Bearman.