Bbc Northern Ireland Movies
- 2009
Cherrybomb
Cherrybomb5.62009HD
Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns...
- 1989
Elephant
Elephant6.51989HD
This short film, first broadcast on BBC TWO in 1989, is a chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- 2011
Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend
Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend5.82011HD
Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
- 2019
Counsel
Counsel62019HD
An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.
- 1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding01993HD
Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole...
- 2011
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust42011HD
The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true...
- 2018
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw62018HD
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne -...
- 2024
The Cable That Changed the World
The Cable That Changed the World62024HD
The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, County Kerry, to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago...
- 2013
The Disappeared
The Disappeared72013HD
An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- 1994
A Breed of Heroes
A Breed of Heroes11994HD
In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in...
- 2003
Holy Cross
Holy Cross42003HD
Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their...
- 1987
The Rockingham Shoot
The Rockingham Shoot01987HD
Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.
- 2002
As the Beast Sleeps
As the Beast Sleeps02002HD
Kyle is loyal to his wife, his best mate and his boss in the Ulster Defence Union – and they love him as a husband, a brother and a son –...
- 1987
Scout
Scout01987HD
Drama about a Northern Irish football scout by Frank McGuinness and directed by Danny Boyle.
- 2006
Middletown
Middletown4.22006HD
An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.
- 1989
The Nightwatch
The Nightwatch51989HD
Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the...
- 1987
Lorna
Lorna01987HD
In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna...
- 1983
A Matter of Choice for Billy
A Matter of Choice for Billy41983HD
Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger...
- 2015
A Song for Jenny
A Song for Jenny6.42015HD
A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube...
- 1995
The Hanging Gale
The Hanging Gale01995HD
In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while...