First Accused
Robert Kavanagh
First Accused
Overview
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.
Cast
First Witness
May Ollis
First Witness
Prosecuting Counsel
Ewen White
Prosecuting Counsel
Judge
David Kelly
Judge
Defence Counsel
Niall Tóibín
Defence Counsel
Second Witness
Shay Gorman
Second Witness
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
James Duggan
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
Clerk of the Court
Jeananne Crowley
Clerk of the Court
Detective Sergeant
Jim Norton
Detective Sergeant
Detective Constable
Eamonn Boyce
Detective Constable
Second Accused
Raymond Campbell
Second Accused
Second Accused's Father
George Shane
Second Accused's Father
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