The story is told from the point of view of Leo Young, who was out on the Bogside march with his sister Maura and his younger brother John. Leo's mother had asked him to look after his little brother. The film tells the Young family's story - how John was killed by a British Army soldier, and the pain and grief they felt as a result.
This drama-documentary also examines the political context for Bloody Sunday, and the impact of the first official Government Inquiry into the day itself, which was conducted by the then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, in 1972.
It was made with the full consultation and co-operation of the families affected by the tragedy, and was carefully researched over several years by an experienced factual production team. More than a hundred first-hand interviews were conducted with British soldiers and officers, priests, politicians, medical experts and eyewitnesses, as well as with relatives.
MORE:
-
The Mark of Cain
1 Episode
Bafta award-winning writer Tony Marchant and director Marc Munden's provocative, graphic and moving drama about a group of young British soldiers in Iraq
-
The Valley
1 Episode
Award-winning documentary that focuses specifically on the conflict in the Drenica Valley of Kosovo during the late 1990s
-
When Britain Went to War
1 Episode
This documentary uses archive footage and the recollections of an eclectic mix of key players from both camps to revisit a crucial period in Britain's social history: the miner's strike of 1984
-
My Father the Mercenary
1 Episode
This emotional First Cut film follows a brother and sister as they travel from England to Belgium to collect their father's remains, and to uncover the extraordinary story of who he was and how he died
-
Battle Scarred
1 Episode
A powerful exploration of the stories of soldiers returning from combat zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, from award-winning filmmaker David Modell
-
Soldier Girls: On the Road to Afghanistan
1 Episode
A raw and intimate portrait of two women from very different backgrounds in the final stages of their officer training at Sandhurst before they are sent to Afghanistan
-
The Air Hospital
1 Episode
Cutting Edge gets on board the Ministry of Defence's C-17 Globemaster plane as its elite medical staff and pilots bring injured service personnel back from Afghanistan
-
SAS - The Real Story
4 Episodes
A comprehensive history of the SAS, revealing compelling true-life Boy's Own stories of grit and heroism
-
Skins
48 Episodes
Irreverent comedy drama from the makers of Shameless, which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol
-
90210
4 Episodes
Prepare to revisit the hottest postcode in the USA. The kids from West Beverly High might be rich and privileged, but they've always got some drama going on...
-
Desperate Housewives
4 Episodes
Dark comedy drama exploring the complicated reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of a group of housewives in a fictitious American suburb
-
Shameless
10 Series, 113 Episodes
Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan
-
This Is England
2 Series, 7 Episodes
This Is England revisits the characters of Shane Meadows' multi award-winning hit film. Acclaimed director Shane Meadows' first ever television series follows the lives of Shaun, Lol, Woody and their gang of friends.
-
No Angels
10 Episodes
Critically acclaimed comedy drama following four young nurses struggling to cope with life, death and lunacy on the wards of St Margaret's Hospital
-
Saving Grace
3 Episodes
Academy Award winner Holly Hunter stars in gritty drama Saving Grace as Grace Hanadarko, a fast-living and headstrong Oklahoma City police detective set on a path of self-destruction
-
Fresh Meat
8 Episodes
Comedy drama series from the creators of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student
