The Legion Hall Bombing

Roland Joffé
1978-08-22


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75 min

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.

Cast

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