The Legion Hall Bombing

The Legion Hall Bombing

75 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 22, 1978

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.

The Legion Hall Bombing

75 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 22, 1978

The Legion Hall Bombing
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.
Producers BBC
Original title The Legion Hall Bombing
Directors Roland Joffé
Writers Caryl Churchill

Cast

Robert Kavanagh

as First Accused

May Ollis

as First Witness

Ewen White

as Prosecuting Counsel

David Kelly

as Judge

Niall Tóibín

as Defence Counsel

Shay Gorman

as Second Witness

James Duggan

as Third Witness/Bomb Expert

Jeananne Crowley

as Clerk of the Court

Jim Norton

as Detective Sergeant

Eamonn Boyce

as Detective Constable

Raymond Campbell

as Second Accused

George Shane

as Second Accused's Father