The Troubles

Episode aired Mar 26, 1991
TV-14
1h

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7.6/10

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Detectives and prosecutors face resistance from federal authorities as they pursue murder charges against a suspected IRA member serving time in federal prison, after he is suspected of kill... Read allDetectives and prosecutors face resistance from federal authorities as they pursue murder charges against a suspected IRA member serving time in federal prison, after he is suspected of killing another federal prisoner.Detectives and prosecutors face resistance from federal authorities as they pursue murder charges against a suspected IRA member serving time in federal prison, after he is suspected of killing another federal prisoner.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

493

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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on several cases, including:
Inspired by the history of The Troubles and bombings committed by the Provisional IRA paramilitary organization.
The 1991 Joe Doherty case. Doherty, a former volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), escaped during his 1981 trial for killing a member of the Special Air Service (SAS) in 1980. He was arrested in the United States in 1983. He became a cause celebrity while fighting an ultimately unsuccessful nine-year legal battle against extradition and deportation, with a street corner in New York City being named after him.
The 1974 M62 coach bombing by the IRA in England during the Troubles. On 4 February 1974, a bomb exploded on a coach carrying off-duty British soldiers and their families on the M62 motorway near Eccles, killing 12 people (including two children) and injuring over 30 others. It remains one of the deadliest IRA attacks on the British mainland and caused widespread public outrage.

Goofs
When Detective Roberts kicks Mustafa's corpse, he yells, "Worthless bag of crap!" The word "crap" was dubbed in. If you watch after 4 minutes 33 seconds, you'll see he actually said "shit" instead of "crap".

Quotes
Ian O'Connell: May I ask you a question, sir? How, with the map of Donegal on your mug, did you ever end up with a name like Stone?
Ben Stone: Happenstance, sir. Same way you ended up with the name of a real Irish patriot.,