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The Legion Hall Bombing

0 %|Aug 22, 1978|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 Crew

Roland Joffé
Director
Margaret Matheson
Producer
Caryl Churchill
Writer

Cast

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Robert Kavanagh
First Accused
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May Ollis
First Witness
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Ewen White
Prosecuting Counsel
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Niall Tóibín
Defence Counsel
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Shay Gorman
Second Witness
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James Duggan
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
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Jeananne Crowley
Clerk of the Court
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Jim Norton
Detective Sergeant
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Eamonn Boyce
Detective Constable
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Raymond Campbell
Second Accused
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George Shane
Second Accused's Father