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Three Families

Three Families

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.6
Three Families

Released

5/10/2021

Duration

0h 58m

Genre

Drama

Country

Ireland

Cast

Dearbhla Molly, Sinéad Keenan, Amy James-Kelly

Overview

Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

Episodes

Episode 1EP 1Available

Episode 1

59m0.0

A mother realises she could face a prison sentence for helping her teenage daughter to get an abortion, while a newlywed discovers her unborn baby will not survive to the end of her pregnancy – but also that she will legally still have to carry the child to term.

Episode 2EP 2Available

Episode 2

58m0.0

Determined to change the law, Hannah throws herself into campaigning. Her fight brings victory in the High Court, which soon turns to frustration with the political powers at Stormont. Meanwhile, first-time older mother Rosie discovers there is no legal remedy to the heartbreaking complications with her pregnancy. Theresa learns her trial date, but she still hasn’t told Orla that she’s facing prison for what they did. When Orla discovers the truth, she insists on supporting her mother to challenge the prosecution.

Cast

Dearbhla Molly

Eileen

Dearbhla Molly

Sinéad Keenan

Theresa

Sinéad Keenan

Amy James-Kelly

Hannah

Amy James-Kelly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Rose

Genevieve O'Reilly

Colin Morgan

Johnathan

Colin Morgan

Owen McDonnell

Mark

Owen McDonnell

Vanessa Emme

Rachel

Vanessa Emme

Kerri Quinn

Louise

Kerri Quinn

Gráinne Keenan

Jenny

Gráinne Keenan

Ger Ryan

Kathleen

Ger Ryan

Lola Petticrew

Orla

Lola Petticrew

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