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  • 2023-05-22T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h 2m
  • 5h 25m (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • German, English
  • Documentary
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.

5 episodes

Series Premiere

2023-05-22T20:00:00Z

1x01 It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore

Series Premiere

1x01 It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore

  • 2023-05-22T20:00:00Z1h 15m

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.

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

2023-06-05T20:00:00Z

1x03 So Many Broken Hearts

1x03 So Many Broken Hearts

  • 2023-06-05T20:00:00Z1h

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.

2023-06-12T20:00:00Z

1x04 Loose Talk Costs Lives

1x04 Loose Talk Costs Lives

  • 2023-06-12T20:00:00Z1h 2m

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

Season Finale

2023-06-19T20:00:00Z

1x05 Who Wants to Live Like That?

Season Finale

1x05 Who Wants to Live Like That?

  • 2023-06-19T20:00:00Z1h 6m

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

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