Beyond the Fire

[1] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote "its unironic belief in the power of love is attractive".

David Parkinson in Empire On Line Festivals and Seasons wrote, "Murphy confirms the good impression she made with Silent Grace... the performances of Williams and Seymour seep raw emotion."

Sheamy is a gentle but troubled Irish ex-priest who arrives in London to find his old family friend and mentor Father Brendan.

As he is not at home when he calls, he contacts the only other person he knows in London, Rory, a distant relative by marriage.

[7] There was press controversy about the film in The Irish Independent regarding RTE's decision not to acquire it due to feeling there was "no appetite for the subject matter".