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Narrative
Spanning four tumultuous decades during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
The real Dolores Price was married for two decades (1983-2003) to Irish actor Stephen Rea. During this period, Rea appeared in the film for which she is perhaps best known in the United States: the 1992 romantic thriller The Crying Game.
Quite a devastating story
In that film, Rea played Fergus, an extremely reluctant and ambivalent member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the same organization Price had been involved with for many years… Probably the most heartbreaking “entertainment” I have ever seen was episode #6, the younger Price sisters are played incredibly well by 2 actresses I have never heard of (Lola Petticrew and Hazel Dup).
The cast couldn’t have been better
I hope to see them get more mainstream roles in the future. Anthony Boyle also jumped off the screen in every scene he appeared in.
I absolutely recommend watching this series
I was only vaguely familiar with this story and haven’t read the book, so I can’t speak to the accuracy of the series, but I can say that the dialogue is well written and the directors did a fantastic job. Although I wouldn’t recommend watching it in one day like I did, as you will lose some sleep.