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The Legion Hall Bombing

19780.0 / 1075 min
Drama, TV Movie

Overview

The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in Northern Ireland, 1976. The transmission of this film was postponed by the BBC several times, and when it did finally air, it was shown with cuts; the writer, Caryl Churchill, and director, Roland Joffé, had their names removed from the credits in protest.

Cast

Robert Kavanagh

Robert Kavanagh

First Accused

May Ollis

May Ollis

First Witness

Ewen White

Ewen White

Prosecuting Counsel

David Kelly

David Kelly

Judge

Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Defence Counsel

Shay Gorman

Shay Gorman

Second Witness

James Duggan

James Duggan

Third Witness/Bomb Expert

Jeananne Crowley

Jeananne Crowley

Clerk of the Court

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Detective Sergeant

Eamonn Boyce

Eamonn Boyce

Detective Constable

Raymond Campbell

Raymond Campbell

Second Accused

George Shane

George Shane

Second Accused's Father

Crew

Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill

Writer

Margaret Matheson

Margaret Matheson

Producer

Roland Joffé

Roland Joffé

Director