36/21
Tale
Spanning four turbulent decades during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
The real Dolours Price was married to Irish actor Stephen Rea for two decades (1983-2003).
During this period, Rea appeared in the film for which she is arguably best known in the United States: the 1992 romantic thriller The Crying Game
In this film, Rea plays Fergus, a highly reluctant and ambivalent member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) – the same organization Price was involved with for many years.
Coming from the North, it’s very surreal
to see such a high-quality TV series about this period.
The series is clearly trying to strike a balance when looking at this period
Obviously towards the end the main focus is on the missing, especially Jean McConville and some ex IRA volunteers, but he does an excellent job of showing the motivations and circumstances of those involved with the IRA.
Overall, this is a sometimes exciting but thought provoking watch, I definitely felt it was worth a day trip to see it!
The characters are brilliantly developed and played from all sides, especially Dolours Price and Brendan Hughes, and the quirky humor is very welcome and comes in handy.