Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

History Series / 1 Season

A powerful 5-part series from the makers of the Bafta and Emmy winning "Once Upon a Time in Iraq." This is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told by the ordinary people whose lives it changed forever.

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It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore

S1 E1 / 55m 19s / TV-MA

In 1968 tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities explode after decades of relative peace. Hopes of equality are lost as a civil rights movement is suppressed. The British Army is deployed and Northern Ireland descends into conflict.

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Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night?

S1 E2 / 55m 4s / TV-MA

By 1972 a deeply segregated society has emerged. The violence has escalated and the British Army are constant presence. Catholic and Protestant working-class communities find themselves policed by rival paramilitary organizations.

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So Many Broken Hearts

S1 E3 / 54m 52s / TV-MA

Powerful documentary about ordinary people caught up in the Northern Ireland conflict. The devastating impact of the hunger strikes as seen through the eyes of three women. Tit for tat killings, car bombs and assassinations are now part of everyday life.

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The Dirty War

S1 E4 / 55m 20s / TV-MA

14 bloody days in March 1988 mark a new level of harrowing savagery. Tensions rise as the British police and army infiltrate all paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.

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Who Wants to Live Like That?

S1 E5 / 56m 2s / TV-MA

In 1993 a bomb on a busy Saturday leads to a week of gruesome tit for tat violence. There have been many false dawns in the conflict, but finally the desire for change propels the possibility of peace for the next generation. But at what cost?

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