The Legion Hall Bombing (1978)
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.
Released: Aug 22, 1978
Runtime: 75 minutes
Stars: Robert Kavanagh, May Ollis, Ewen White, David Kelly, Niall Tóibín, Shay Gorman
Crew: Roland Joffé (Director), Caryl Churchill (Writer), Margaret Matheson (Producer)