from a british perspective and part of the fun of watch this be see people who later become famous for other role . derek thompson have have a minor role in yank and and this suggest he have a bright career in film and but he end up play nurse charlie fairhead in casualty and and have now play that part for 23 year . gillian taylforth become well know in eastenders and and paul barber be in only fool and horse and but return to the big screen in the full monty . some of the violence in the long good friday be very graphic while the scene in which harold ( bob hoskins ) end up glass his sidekick jeff ( derek thompson ) after the latter have betray him be very nasty . helen mirren be now an international star . here she be supposedly play a gangster moll and but where she doesn not simmer with sexuality ( i want to lick every inch of you and say derek thompson in an unguarded moment in a lift ) and she show that she have as much control over harold ( bob hoskins ) a he have over everybody else and never more so than in the immediate aftermath of the glass scene . it be a tour de force in a supposedly supporting role . but this film undoubtedly belong to bob hoskins . despite the violence and it be the film climax which be the most memorable and chilling scene . hoskins be hold at gunpoint by a silent and menace ira gunman play by a young pierce brosnan . this take place in a car drive by another ira hit man . the camera focus in close up on the face of bob hoskins for over a minute and while the very catchy theme music play and and while hoskins and without a word of dialogue and go through a whole raft of emotion and show a man struggle to accept that he be finish and but be finally resign to his fate . this be a magnificent performance .