Trial of the Century

• E1

  The Prosecution of Patrick H. Pearse

  In this speculative historical fiction drama instead of a court martial and execution, rebel leader Padraig Pearse is given a public trial. The case for the prosecution is presented in this first episode.

  2016-04-30 · 48m
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• E2

  The Defence of Patrick H. Pearse

  Pearse, having dismissed his own legal team, defends his actions and makes the moral case for the Rising.

  2016-05-01 · 48m
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• E3

  The Jury Decides

  The final episode features a panel deliberating the outcome of the trial based on the evidence presented in the first two parts. The jury consisted of 12 prominent individuals, including Pat Kenny, Oisin McConville, Emma Dabiri, and Nell McCafferty. The jury debates the morality and legality of the Rising, which determines Pearse's fate in an alternative history.

  2016-05-02 · 48m
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Top cast

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Padraig Pearse

Andrew Bennett

Sebastian Banks

Frankie McCafferty

Father Aloysius Travers

David Heap

Judge Bonham

Eamonn Hunt

General Maxwell

Mark Huberman

George Gavan Duffy

Keith McErlean

James Connolly

John Cronin

Joseph Mary Plunkett

Jane Brennan

Margaret Pearse

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Catherine Foster

Nick Lee

Bulmer Hobson

Anthony Brophy

Eoin MacNeill