Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

  • Premiered: May 2023
  • Episodes: 5
  • Followers: 8
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Monday at 21
  • Documentary History

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 2023
A time of relative peace in Northern Ireland escalates to full-blown conflict. When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
1x2
Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?
Episode overview
Air date
May 29, 2023
A deeply segregated society emerges as the violence escalates, the British Army beds down and paramilitary groups police many working-class areas.
1x3
So Many Broken Hearts
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 05, 2023
The impact of the hunger strikes is seen through the eyes of three women. Tit for tat killings, car bombs and assassinations are now part of everyday life in Northern Ireland.
1x4
Loose Talk Costs Lives
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 12, 2023
Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.
1x5
Who Wants to Live Like That?
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 19, 2023
There have been many false dawns in the conflict, but finally the desire for change propels the possibility of peace for the next generation.

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