5.350 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestIn the aftermath of the multiple attacks on General Winter’s spy ring, the British close ranks. There’s a price on Ursula’s head and Jimmy finally confronts the mole inside Collins’ Squad. General Winter commissions Major Mills to take men to Croke Park.
This follow up to the Rebellion miniseries unfolds at the height of what became known as Ireland's War of Independence, and follows the lives of those caught up in the vicissitudes of history.
Acting
Simone Kirby carries the emotional weight like it's nothing.
Production
Dublin recreated with grime and grandeur in equal measure.
Writing
Teevan refuses easy heroes; everyone's complicit somehow.
Creator
Colin Teevan
Brian Gleeson
Jimmy Mahon
Simone Kirby
Ursula Sweeney
Natasha O'Keeffe
Agnes Moore
David Wilmot
Patrick Mahon
Craig Parkinson
Captain David McLeod
Paul Ritter
General Ormonde Winter
Stanley Townsend
Senator Daniel Shea
Michael Ford-FitzGerald
Harry Butler
Catherine Walker
Constance Butler
Aoife Duffin
Éithne Drury
Tom Bennett
Mark Sturgis
Fergal McElherron
Maurice Jacobs
Brian Doherty
Frank Brogan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the 2016-2022 centenary commemorations, it sparked debate about sanitizing revolutionary violence for modern audiences.
Brian Gleeson and his real-life father Brendan both played IRA figures in separate productions—Brendan in Michael Collins (1996), Brian here as his fictional spiritual successor.
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