Rebellion (2016)
Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Cast: Ruth Bradley, Paul Reid, Brian McCardie, Tom Turner, Michelle Fairley, Michael Ford-FitzGerald, Lydia McGuinness, Ian McElhinney, Andrew Simpson, Gus McDonagh, Jaelynne Wallace Ruane, Jordanne Jones, Millie Donnelly, Steve Wall, Brian Gleeson, Sarah Greene, Charlie Murphy, Marcus Lamb, Barry Keoghan, Barry Ward, Laurence O'Fuarain, Sophie Robinson, Jason Cullen, Joanne Brennan, Niamh Cusack, Michael Feast, Ryan McAllister, Perdita Weeks, Sebastian Thommen, Lalor Roddy, Sean Fox, Stefan Dunbar, Ruairí Heading, Jane Herbert, Kieran O'Reilly, Camille O'Sullivan, Jack Shepherd, James Craze, Barry Barnes, John Connors, Barry McGovern, Paul McCloskey, Keith Patrick Byrne, Adrian Hudson, Charlie Bonner, Mark Lambert, Ann Skelly, Edwin Mullane, Charlie Kelly
The Reckoning
A ruthless campaign of executions is carried out, but the deaths have the unintended result of building public support for the defeated rebels. As prisoners are shipped to England, May is persecuted by the authorities, while Frances is driven to take drastic action.
Surrender
Reinforcements fail to arrive and the rebels are forced to surrender to the greater might of the British Empire, jeered at by the enraged population of Dublin. As the rebels await their fate the executions begin.
Under Siege
The rebels and the confused population start to feel the wrath and military might of the British Empire. The tightening of the British Army's 'ring of steel' around the Rebels leads to increasing loss of life and destruction of property on all sides.
To Arms
On Easter Monday a few hundred rebels launch their attack taking the authorities and holidaying Dubliners by surprise. Lover is pitted against lover, friend against friend and brother against brother as the rebellion takes hold.
Young Guns
A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence. For our young protagonists the world will never be the same again.