The Year London Blew Up: 1974

The Year London Blew Up: 1974

Cast and Crew Information

Cast

Dowd
played by Chris O'Dowd
Detective Inspector
played by David Sibley
Butler
played by Edward Macliam
Mrs. Matthews
played by Jenny Howe
Duggan
played by Jonjo O'Neill
Doherty
played by Kevin Murphy
O'Connel
played by Michael Colgan
Mr. Matthews
played by Tim Preece
The Year London Blew Up: 1974

What happens when a city faces a cell of fanatics with a single goal - to bring the maximum terror to the civilian population? In 1974 that cell was the IRA. Four men hiding out in London bedsits carried out over 40 separate incidents across the capital that were to redefine the British experience of living in terror.

This film shows how a city and its people reel under the impact of a sustained attack, but can finally find the resolve to face the onslaught and defeat it.

This is the story of mainland Britain's first brush with dedicated terrorists, the cat-and-mouse detective work and the final dramatic armed standoff of the Balcombe Street siege.

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  1. where is this? no links to episodes...?
    Posted by foy on 26/10/2009 23:05:09
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