Insurrection (1966)

30m
Running Time

1
Seasons

8
Episodes

April 10, 1966
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
7.9
Insurrection

Insurrection (1966)

30m
Running Time

1
Seasons

8
Episodes

April 10, 1966
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
RTÉ One

Plot.

The events of the Easter Rising, told in the style contemporary news broadcasts and a series of dramatic reconstructions.

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Cast & Crew.

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Studio co-ordinator

Eoin Ó Súilleabháin

Eoin Ó Súilleabháin

Patrick H. Pearse

Gerry Alexander

Gerry Alexander

Reporter

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Tom Clarke

Ronnie Walsh

Ronnie Walsh

James Connolly

Declan Harvey

Declan Harvey

Joseph Mary Plunkett

Edward Byrne

Edward Byrne

Thomas McDonagh

Liam Devally

Liam Devally

Éamonn Ceannt

Pádraig Ó Gaora

Pádraig Ó Gaora

Seán Mac Diarmada

Gerry Sullivan

Gerry Sullivan

Michael Mallin

Gerry Sullivan

Gerry Sullivan

Willie Pearse

Conor Farrington

Conor Farrington

Sir Roger Casement

Conor Farrington

Conor Farrington

Sir Roger Casement

Eddie Golden

Eddie Golden

Eoin Mac Neill

Kevin Flood

Kevin Flood

Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (The O'Rahilly)

Joan O'Hara

Joan O'Hara

Countess Constance Markievicz

Barry Cassin

Barry Cassin

Desmond FitzGerald

Brendan Matthews

Brendan Matthews

Francis Sheehy - Skeffington

John O'Flynn

John O'Flynn

Thomas Ashe

Eddie Doyle

Eddie Doyle

Richard Mulcahy

Joe Lynch

Joe Lynch

Cathal Brugha

Michael McAuliffe

Michael McAuliffe

Michael Collins

Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan

Michael Malone

Michael Murray

Michael Murray

Lieutenant Mahony

Seán McCarthy

Seán McCarthy

James Ryan

Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy

Volunteer Officer

Tom O'Rafferty

Tom O'Rafferty

Volunteer

Donal McCann

Donal McCann

Volunteer

John O'Shea

John O'Shea

John McCarthy

Sheelagh Cullen

Sheelagh Cullen

Elizabeth O'Farrell

Eithne Lydon

Eithne Lydon

Winifred Carney

Sabina Coyne

Sabina Coyne

Julia Grenan

John Welsh

John Welsh

James Stephens

Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

General Sir John Maxwell

Michael Garvey

Michael Garvey

Director

Louis Lentin

Louis Lentin

Director / Producer

Hugh Leonard

Hugh Leonard

Writer

A. J. Potter

A. J. Potter

Music Director

Details.

Release Date
April 10, 1966

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
8

Running Time
30m

Genres

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This TV Show Is About.

Miniseries
ireland
irish history
history

Wiki.

Insurrection is an Irish documentary drama portraying the 1916 Easter Rising. It was written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Michael Garvey and Louis Lentin. It was first broadcast on Telefís Éireann in Ireland on 10 April 1966, and later on the BBC in the United Kingdom, ABC in Australia, and several other European countries. Only one series of eight episodes was made, with each episode broadcast on consecutive nights. The series was repeated on 1 May 1966 when it was shown in its entirety, and again in 2016 during the centenary of the Rising.

The series portrays the 1916 Easter Rising which was mounted by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. The events were reconstructed as they might have been seen on an Irish television service at the time. Ray McAnally acted as the studio anchor of a news programme that presented daily coverage of the Rising as it unfolded, with Telefís Éireann reporters broadcasting on-the-spot updates of the events and conducting interviews with key participants. Along with the key figures of the insurrection, the series also looked at the action in the General Post Office, Liberty Hall, and events like the Battle of Mount Street Bridge. Incidents outside Dublin such as the arrest of Roger Casement, the sinking of the so-called SS Aud, and the Battle of Ashbourne were introduced into the programmes as filmed news items of the day. McAnally interviewed guests in-studio and also used models and street maps to clarify details for viewers.

Insurrection received critical acclaim from television critics. Described in the RTV Guide as "undoubtedly the most difficult and ambitious project ever attempted by Irish television", the series formed the centrepiece of Telefís Éireann's 1916 golden jubilee commemoration. It was regarded as pioneering in its use of the outside broadcast unit to record drama on location and its presentation of an historical event in the style of modern television war reporting. This technique was borrowed from the 1964 BBC TV film Culloden.

On 8 March 2016, RTÉ announced that Insurrection would be rebroadcast as part of their 1916 centenary commemoration.

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