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The Road to Partition (2021)

Directed by Brian Henry Martin

· 1h 58m

On the 22nd June 1921, King George V and Queen Mary arrived in Belfast for the official opening of the first Northern Ireland parliament. Fearful for their lives, they had come to a city scarred by bitter sectarian violence. The King’s visit to Belfast was the culmination of three centuries of history – and three years of political brinkmanship and brutal communal violence. The occasion marked the creation of the new state of Northern Ireland. A line had been drawn on the map – a new border that separated the north and south of the island. One hundred years on, this is the story of the dramatic events that led to the partition of Ireland - one that continues to reverberate to the present day and to dominate relationships between the islands of Britain and Ireland. (BBC Genome)

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Cast

Michelle Fairley Narrator
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Piers Brendon Self
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Professor Graham Walker Self
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Diarmaid Ferriter Self Roy Foster Self
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Fearghal McGarry Self
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Margaret O'Callaghan Self
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Margaret Ward Self
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Chandrika Kaul Self
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Cormac Moore Self

Crew

Director
Brian Henry Martin
Producer
Jonathan Golden

Details

Release date
2021-05-27
Runtime
1h 58m
Original language
EN
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Northern Ireland, DoubleBand Films