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The Legion Hall Bombing

First aired on Aug 22, 1978

Runtime: 75mins

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Genres: Drama, TV Movie

The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in Northern Ireland, 1976. The transmission of this film was postponed by the BBC several times, and when it did finally air, it was shown with cuts; the writer, Caryl Churchill, and director, Roland Joffé, had their names removed from the credits in protest.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Robert Kavanagh | First Accused
May Ollis | First Witness
Ewen White | Prosecuting Counsel
David Kelly | Judge
Niall Tóibín | Defence Counsel
Shay Gorman | Second Witness
Featured Crew
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Caryl Churchill | Writer
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Margaret Matheson | Producer
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Roland Joffé | Director