Episode 1
A riveting story of love, betrayal and revenge. On the day of her 23rd birthday, Beth hopes to escape home. But with the day fast approaching, can she can hold her nerve?
Growing up, Beth Winters was caught between two warring parents, her Catholic mother Catherine having married her Protestant step-father Billy when she was already pregnant by an unknown Catholic man.
On her 23rd birthday, her mother long dead, Beth has planned to escape the claustrophobic grip of Billy and their closed community by running away with charming, mysterious Liam Ward. But with the hour of reckoning fast approaching, can Beth hold her nerve?
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Jamie on Liam Ward
Duration: 00:32
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Matthew on Billy Winters
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Matthew on working in Northern Ireland
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Jonathan Cavendish on what audiences can expect
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Billy Winters | Matthew Rhys |
| Beth Winters | Ann Skelly |
| Liam Ward | Jamie Dornan |
| Catherine Winters | Valene Kane |
| Mercy Boyle | Charlene McKenna |
| Mickey Dolphin | Francis Magee |
| Bishop Donnelly | Sean McGinley |
| Frank Blessing | Martin McCann |
| Dummy McGonnell | Michael Smiley |
| Jim Rutledge | Des McAleer |
| Gerry Boyle | Ciaran Flynn |
| Young Beth | Aoibheann Mullan |
| CI Joseph Quinn | Paul Kennedy |
| Constable Shanley | Eugene O'Hare |
| Maurice Fairbrother | Pip Torrens |
| Gary Pringle | Conor MacNeill |
| Tommy Martin | Frankie McCafferty |
| Production Coordinator | Laura Sheerin |
| Publicity | Catherine Slater |
| Second Assistant Director | Stephen Darragh |
| Script Supervisor | Xenia Taylor |
| Casting | Carla Stronge |
| Dialogue Coach | Brendan Gunn |
| Location Manager | Andrew Wilson |
| Unit Manager | Gavin Kelly |
| Still photographer | Christopher Barr |
| Still photographer | Teddy Cavendish |
| Focus Puller | Andy Gardner |
| Best Boy | Martin Cattigan |
| Key Grip | Ben Moseley |
| Boom Operator | James Atkinson |
| Art Director | John Merry |
| Art Director | Megan McCrea |
| Costume Supervisor | Ian Foweraker |
| Hairdresser | Caroline Daye |
| Makeup Artist | Caroline Daye |
| Hairdresser | Cat Coogan |
| Makeup Artist | Cat Coogan |
| Special Effects Supervisor | Graham Hills |
| Post-Production Supervisor | Sophia McKeever |
| Post-Production Supervisor | Sophie Alexander |
| Assistant Editor | Jenny Houston |
| Assistant Editor | Kate McAuley |
| Colourist | Gary Curran |
| On-line editing | Jonny Fetherston |
| Re-recording mixer | Paul Maynes |
| Sound Mixer | Marty Harrison |
| Assistant Director | Mark Hedges |
| Costume designer | Hazel Webb Crozier |
| Make-up Designer | Nadia Reid |
| Editor | Steve Singleton |
| Composer | David Holmes |
| Composer | Gerry Diver |
| Line Producer | Stacey Quigley |
| Casting | Julie Harkin |
| Production Designer | Gillian Devenney |
| Director of photography | Stephen Murphy |
| Associate Producer | Matthew Rhys |
| Associate Producer | Jamie Dornan |
| Executive Producer | Tommy Bulfin |
| Executive Producer | Allan Cubitt |
| Executive Producer | Phil Robertson |
| Executive Producer | James Mitchell |
| Special thanks | Margot McCabe |
| Production Company | Night Flight Pictures Ltd |
Broadcast
- Wed 28 Nov 201821:00
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