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Three Families is a British two-part television drama developed by Studio Lambert for BBC One. It is directed by Alex Kalymnios from a script by Gwyneth Hughes. Set in Northern Ireland between 2013 and 2019 when abortion was de facto decriminalised, it is a dramatisation of true stories from families who were affected by its restrictive abortion laws. It aired on BBC One on 10 and 11 May 2021.
Original Release
05/10/2021 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sinead Keenan | Theresa Ryan / Theresa |
Lola Petticrew | Orla Healy / Orla |
Amy James-Kelly | Hannah Kennedy / Hannah |
Colin Morgan | Jonathan Kennedy / Johnathan |
Owen McDonnell | Mark Ryan / Mark |
Kerri Quinn | Louise Byrne / Louise |
Ger Ryan | Kathleen Nolan / Kathleen |
Claire Rafferty | DC Fallon |
Vanessa Emme | Rachel Donleavy / Rachel |
Dearbhla Molloy | Eileen O'Donnell |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 10 May 2021 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 11 May 2021 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sinead Keenan | Theresa Ryan / Theresa |
Lola Petticrew | Orla Healy / Orla |
Amy James-Kelly | Hannah Kennedy / Hannah |
Colin Morgan | Jonathan Kennedy / Johnathan |
Owen McDonnell | Mark Ryan / Mark |
Kerri Quinn | Louise Byrne / Louise |
Ger Ryan | Kathleen Nolan / Kathleen |
Claire Rafferty | DC Fallon |
Vanessa Emme | Rachel Donleavy / Rachel |
Dearbhla Molloy | Eileen O'Donnell |
Paul Mallon | Prosecuting solicitor |
Grainne Keenan | Jenny Anderson / Jenny |
Jonny Everett | Dr. Adam Pauling |
Colin Murphy | Magistrate |
Genevieve O'Reilly | Rosie Fortress / Rose |
Prasanna Puwanarajah | David Fortress |
Rebecca Johnson | Maria Miller |
Aoibheann McCann | TV reporter |
Shereen Martin | Dr. Rosemary Baines |
Paul Kennedy | Dr. O'Brien |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lucy Richer | Executive Producer |
Susan Hogg | Executive Producer |
Gaynor Holmes | Executive Producer |
Gwyneth Hughes | Executive Producer |
Julie Clark | Producer |
James Gandhi | Producer |
Chris Martin | Producer |