Season 1

A powerful 5-part series from the makers of the Bafta and Emmy winning "Once Upon a Time in Iraq." This is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told by the ordinary people whose lives it changed forever.

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore

When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.

It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night?

As the violence escalates ordinary people in Northern Ireland live surrounded by fear.

Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night?

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So Many Broken Hearts

The impact of the IRA hunger strikes seen through the eyes of three women.

So Many Broken Hearts

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Loose Talk Costs Lives

People live with dangerous secrets as a battle for intelligence ramps up.

Loose Talk Costs Lives

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Who Wants to Live Like That?

After decades of perpetual violence a breakthrough is reached, but at what cost?

Who Wants to Live Like That?