It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland - 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.
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Season 1 - 5 Episode s
1x1 - It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore
May 22, 2023
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.
1x2 - Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?
May 29, 2023
A deeply segregated society emerges as the violence escalates, the British Army beds down and paramilitary groups police many working-class areas.
1x3 - So Many Broken Hearts
June 5, 2023
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.
1x4 - Loose Talk Costs Lives
June 12, 2023
Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.
1x5 - Who Wants to Live Like That?
June 19, 2023
There have been many false dawns in the conflict, but finally the desire for change propels the possibility of peace for the next generation.