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Rebellion

A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence.

2016 |1 Season  | 52m |  War & Politics, Drama

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Cast

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Charlie Murphy

Elizabeth Butler

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Ruth Bradley

Frances O'Flaherty

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Sarah Greene

May Lacy

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Brian Gleeson

Jimmy Mahon

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Barry Ward

Arthur Mahon

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Michelle Fairley

Dolly Butler

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Ian McElhinney

Edward Butler

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Michael Ford-FitzGerald

Harry Butler

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Paul Reid

Stephen Duffy Lyons

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Perdita Weeks

Vanessa Hammond

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Brian McCardie

James Connolly

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Lydia McGuinness

Peggy Mahon

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Andrew Simpson

George Wilson

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Steve Wall

Detective Coleman

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Barry Keoghan

Cormac McDevitt

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Laurence O'Fuarain

Desmond Byrne

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Ann Skelly

Biddy Lambert

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Michael Feast

Sir Matthew Nathan

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Niamh Cusack

Nelly Cosgrove

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Joanne Brennan

Dr Kathleen Lynn

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Gus McDonagh

Monsignor Mulcahy

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Marcus Lamb

Patrick Pearse

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Ryan McAllister

Sylvester the Butler

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Lalor Roddy

Thomas Clarke

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Jack Shepherd

General William Lowe

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Ruairí Heading

Fusilier McGarry

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Barry Barnes

Constable James O'Brien

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John Connors

Michael Molloy

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Barry McGovern

Archbishop William Walsh

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Mark Lambert

Brig. Blackwell / Brig. Blackader

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Charlie Kelly

Fusilier O'Hanlon

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Andrei Alén

Capt. Heathcote

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Tom Turner

Charles Hammond

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Creator

Colin Teevan

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

RTÉ One