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Four turbulent decades during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
The real-life Dolours Price was married for two decades (1983-2003) to Irish actor Stephen Rea.
During that time, Rea appeared in the film for which she is probably best known in the US: the 1992 romantic thriller The Crying Game
In that film, Rea plays Fergus, an extremely reluctant and ambivalent member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) – the same organisation that Price was involved with for many years.
The series clearly tries to balance this period
Coming from the North, it is very surreal to see such a high-quality TV series set during this period.
All in all the characters are brilliantly developed and acted, especially Dolours Price and Brendan Hughes, and the odd humour is very welcome and hits the spot
Obviously, the main focus towards the end is on the missing, especially Jean McConville and a few former IRA volunteers, but it does an excellent job of depicting the motivations and circumstances of those involved with the IRA.