The Legion Hall Bombing

1h 15min

Drama

TV Movie

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

Robert Kavanagh

Robert Kavanagh

First Accused
May Ollis

May Ollis

First Witness
Ewen White

Ewen White

Prosecuting Counsel
Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Defence Counsel
Shay Gorman

Shay Gorman

Second Witness
James Duggan

James Duggan

Third Witness/Bomb Expert
Jeananne Crowley

Jeananne Crowley

Clerk of the Court
Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Detective Sergeant
Eamonn Boyce

Eamonn Boyce

Detective Constable
Raymond Campbell

Raymond Campbell

Second Accused
George Shane

George Shane

Second Accused's Father

Release date

22nd Aug 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English