As the violence escalates ordinary people in Northern Ireland live surrounded by fear.

Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night? Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Premiered May 22, 2023
Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night?

By 1972 a deeply segregated society has emerged. The violence has escalated and the British Army are constant presence. Catholic and Protestant working-class communities find themselves policed by rival paramilitary organizations.

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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

A powerful 5-part series from the makers of the Bafta and Emmy winning "Once Upon a Time in Iraq." This is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told by the ordinary people whose lives it changed forever.

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