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Narrative
About four tumultuous decades during The Troubles in Northern Ireland
The real-life Dolours Price was married to Irish actor Stephen Rea for two decades (1983-2003). During this time, Rea appeared in the film for which he is probably best known in the United States: the 1992 romantic thriller The Crying Game.
A completely devastating story
In that film, Rea plays Fergus, an extremely reluctant and ambivalent member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) – the same organization that Price was involved with for many years. Probably the most heartbreaking piece of "entertainment" I have ever seen is episode number 6.
I hope they get more leading roles in the future
The Price younger sisters are wonderfully well played by 2 actresses I have never heard of (Lola Petticrew and Hazel Doupe). Anthony Boyle also jumped off the screen in every scene he was in.
I absolutely recommend watching this show
This show couldn’t have been cast better. I only knew the story vaguely and haven’t read the book so I can’t speak to the accuracy of the show but I can say that the dialogue is well written and the directors did a fantastic job.