Eamonn Boyce
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Birthday: November 26, 1943
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Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969-01-01
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Overview: Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality
Genres: History Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Carson Country
1972-10-23
Carson Country
Overview: Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-10-23
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I'm a Dreamer Montreal
1979-03-06
I'm a Dreamer Montreal
Overview: Comedy set against the danger and brutality of Belfast. Music librarian by day, showband singer by night, Nelson Glover cocoons himself from the brutality by escaping into a dream world of romantic melody. But his dream world disintegrates after he meets siren Sandra Carse.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-06
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Edna: The Inebriate Woman
1971-10-21
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Overview: A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast as a BBC Play For Today. It details the deterioration of Edna, a homeless alcoholic and was made at a time when vagrancy was still a criminal offence.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-21
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The Legion Hall Bombing
1978-08-22
The Legion Hall Bombing
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-22
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Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
1981-11-24
Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Overview: Two women navigate the challenges of life on a wintry day in 1980s Belfast. While Ruby has a cold and gets caught in the rain, Iris is job-hunting but feels lost in the traffic.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-24
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Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973-05-01
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Overview: Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-01
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The Dandelion Clock
1975-05-15
The Dandelion Clock
Overview: Belfast: 'On the hike' from school, her day controlled by the unreal time of the dandelion clock, Suzy embarks on an increasingly desperate search for her absent father.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-15
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Fugitive
1974-12-05
Fugitive
Overview: After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too much so, and now he has met Clare. Will his doubts run away with him? Runaway friars are officially "fugitives" who must be persuaded back to their order. Author Sean Walsh fled the Franciscan order to become first a journalist, then a playwright and is now a radio drama producer in Ireland.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-05
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A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
1978-10-31
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Overview: Three a.m. A crash of breaking glass ... the slow creak of a door opening ... is it a burglar? Raymond Collis finds out the hard way.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-31
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