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The Troubles: A Secret History

20191 Season60m episodes7.3

Documentary, War & Politics, News

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: IE

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In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

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Director: Maurice May
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 10, 2019
Network: BBC Four
Studio: BBC Northern Ireland

Time to finish

8 hrs

8 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jennifer O'Leary

Herself - Reporter

Mandy McAuley

Herself - Reporter

Darragh MacIntyre

Himself - Reporter

Gerry Adams

Self (archive footage)

Martin McGuinness

Self (archive footage)

Ian Paisley

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Seanna Walsh

Self

Seán Donlon

Self - Diplomat

Edward Daly

Self (archive footage)

Eamonn McCann

Self

Seán Mac Stíofáin

Self

Tommy McKearney

Self

Kenneth Bloomfield

Self

Martin Galvin

Self - Former Director Noraid

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SERIES

The Troubles: A Secret History

20191 Season60m episodes7.3

Documentary, War & Politics, News

TMDB7.3

Votes2

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: IE

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 10, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 1
Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of the conflict known as the Troubles, 50 years after troops were deployed.
E2 · Airs Sep 17, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 2
New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.
E3 · Airs Sep 24, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 3
Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.
E4 · Airs Oct 1, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 4
At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets.
E5 · Airs Oct 8, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 5
Unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. When Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, giving the Republic of Ireland political influence in the North, the anger spilled over leading to loyalist groups rearming. Using intelligence leaks to boost their campaign of killing, new information reveals MI5 agents operating inside the largest loyalist group, the Ulster Defence Association.
E6 · Airs Oct 15, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 6
An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the attack.
E7 · Airs Oct 22, 2019 · 1h 0m
Episode 7
The inside story of how the Troubles ended told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace efforts.
E8 · Airs Oct 24, 2019 · 1h 0m
Behind The Scenes
A behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalists in Northern Ireland track down stories, uncover secret papers and persuade people to speak out.

Details

Director: Maurice May
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 10, 2019
Network: BBC Four
Studio: BBC Northern Ireland

Time to finish

8 hrs

8 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Jennifer O'Leary

Herself - Reporter

Mandy McAuley

Herself - Reporter

Darragh MacIntyre

Himself - Reporter

Gerry Adams

Self (archive footage)

Martin McGuinness

Self (archive footage)

Ian Paisley

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Seanna Walsh

Self

Seán Donlon

Self - Diplomat

Edward Daly

Self (archive footage)

Eamonn McCann

Self

Seán Mac Stíofáin

Self

Tommy McKearney

Self

Kenneth Bloomfield

Self

Martin Galvin

Self - Former Director Noraid

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