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Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

1 Seasons
5 Episodes
Ended
Documentary
Cast & Characters
episode image So Many Broken Hearts
8.9/10 (68 votes)

#1 So Many Broken Hearts

S1:E3

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.

episode image Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?
8.6/10 (70 votes)

#2 Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?

S1:E2

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

episode image Loose Talk Costs Lives
8.5/10 (59 votes)

#3 Loose Talk Costs Lives

S1:E4

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

episode image Who Wants to Live Like That?
8.5/10 (55 votes)

#4 Who Wants to Live Like That?

S1:E5

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

episode image It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore
8.3/10 (83 votes)

#5 It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore

S1:E1

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.

Cast & Chracters

The highest rated episode of Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland is "So Many Broken Hearts" (S1E3) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 68 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 83 votes.

The highest rated episode is "So Many Broken Hearts" (S1E3) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 68 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 83 votes.

Name Department Job
Fran Rowlatt-McCormick Editing Archival Footage Coordinator
Andrew Palmer Production Executive Producer
Clare Sillery Production Executive Producer
Dora Baker Production Associate Producer
Eddie Doyle Production Executive Producer
Hamish Fergusson Production Executive Producer
Louise Duffy Production Producer
Mary Mckeagney Production Executive Producer
Rachel Hooper Production Producer
Sian Mcilwaine Production Producer
Stewart Armstrong Production Producer
Vicky Mitchell Production Producer
Will Anderson Production Executive Producer
Simon Russell Sound Music

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