Concerning the first episode. (Spoiler here!) I first learned about the Magdalene laundries (in the Republic of Ireland) from the movie Philomena. And it shocked me to the core. So I already understood what was portrayed in the episode. But it's still profoundly shocking. The Catholic Church has A LOT to answer for.
The portrayal of postwar Ireland is bleak. But I'm guessing it's pretty accurate. I was a student living in 1960s Salford (UK), down by the Manchester Ship Canal. (Near Old Trafford, actually. Manchester United's famous soccer ground) This portrayal of 1950s Dublin is eerily similar to the area we lived in, just 10 years or so later.
Gabriel Byrne is excellent. And Michael Gambon is one of my favorite actors. It was also nice to see Geraldine Somerville ('Panhandle' from Cracker).
Anyway, a great little miniseries that's well worth watching.
Enjoy!
The portrayal of postwar Ireland is bleak. But I'm guessing it's pretty accurate. I was a student living in 1960s Salford (UK), down by the Manchester Ship Canal. (Near Old Trafford, actually. Manchester United's famous soccer ground) This portrayal of 1950s Dublin is eerily similar to the area we lived in, just 10 years or so later.
Gabriel Byrne is excellent. And Michael Gambon is one of my favorite actors. It was also nice to see Geraldine Somerville ('Panhandle' from Cracker).
Anyway, a great little miniseries that's well worth watching.
Enjoy!