'Moving Out' is about the Hannigan family who live in Dublin's inner city. Mrs Hannigan and her three children are keen to move to a house in one of Dublin's new suburbs on the edge of the city. Mr Hannigan resists any move, but arrives home from work one day to find a note on the door, telling him that the family have moved to a new house without his knowledge.

In this extract from a 1978 production of the play the Hannigans are having breakfast.

In 1952, two of Brendan Behan's plays, 'Moving Out' and 'A Garden Party', were produced by Radio Éireann.

The extract here is from a 1978 production of 'Moving Out' produced by Tim Danaher broadcast.

The photograph accompanying this clip shows Corporation housing in Dublin. This shot was taken n 1967 for design reference in the RTÉ Television drama series 'Tolka Row'.

The photographer was Des Gaffney.

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