8.848 minSeason 1 • Episode 9
LatestDolours breaks the IRA's code of silence.
Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.
Acting
Petticrew and Peake as Dolours—a performance of fractured time.
Direction
Zetumer weaponizes quiet; confession becomes its own violence.
Production
Period detail so precise it feels like evidence, not nostalgia.
Creator
Joshua Zetumer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Patrick Radden Keefe's book, which itself sparked legal threats from living figures depicted—this is documentary-adjacent fiction walking a tightrope.
The Price sisters' real 1973 Old Bailey bombing and subsequent hunger strikes remain politically radioactive in Northern Ireland; the series premiered amid ongoing Brexit border tensions.
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