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Spanning four turbulent decades during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
The real Dolours Price was married to Irish actor Stephen Rea for two decades (1983-2003).
During this period, Rea appeared in the film for which she is arguably best known in the US: the 1992 romantic thriller The Crying Game
In this film, Rea plays Fergus, a highly reluctant and ambivalent member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) – the same organisation that Price was involved with for many years.
The series clearly tries to strike a balance when looking at this period
Coming from the North, it is very surreal to see such a high-quality TV series about this period.
The characters are brilliantly developed and played on all sides, especially Dolours Price and Brendan Hughes, and the quirky humour is very welcome and comes in handy
Obviously towards the end, the main focus is on the missing, especially Jean McConville and some of the ex-IRA volunteers, but it does an excellent job of showing the motivations and circumstances of those involved with the IRA.