06 May 2021 : Nathan Griffin Pauline Turner, Anthony Boyle, Leah McNamara and Alex Ferns in Danny Boy. The 90 minute film for BBC Two sees Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle (Derry Girls) play real-life soldier Brian Wood, who is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the tenacious human rights lawyer Phil Shiner, played by Toby Jones.
The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield - at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy - to the courtroom, and one of Britain’s biggest ever public inquiries, the Al-Sweady Inquiry.
Danny Boy is the gripping true story of a young man’s journey from hero to alleged war criminal, the determined lawyer on his tail, and their search for truth in the fog of war.
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A new trailer for factual drama Danny Boy has been released.
A first look at the BBC series follows the real life events of human rights lawyer Phil Shiner s [Toby Jones] pursuit of British soldiers accused of war crimes in Iraq.
Former lawyer Phil Shiner and his firm Public Interest Lawyers made more than 1,000 claims involving the British military following the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Trailer: A first look at BBC series Danny Boy follows the real life events of human rights lawyer Phil Shiner s (played by Toby Jones, pictured) pursuit of British soldiers accused of war crimes in Iraq
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