The Legion Hall Bombing

19781h 15m

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.

Production

Logo for BBC

Cast

Photo of Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Defence Counsel

Photo of Shay Gorman

Shay Gorman

Second Witness

Photo of Jeananne Crowley

Jeananne Crowley

Clerk of the Court

Photo of Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Detective Sergeant

Photo of George Shane

George Shane

Second Accused's Father

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