Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

E1 · 75m

It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore

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.

E2 · 62m

Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?

A deeply segregated society emerges as the violence escalates, the British Army beds down and paramilitary groups police many working-class areas.

E3 · 60m

So Many Broken Hearts

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.

E4 · 62m

Loose Talk Costs Lives

Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.

E5 · 66m

Who Wants to Live Like That?

There have been many false dawns in the conflict, but finally the desire for change propels the possibility of peace for the next generation.