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Bloodlands BBC1★★☆☆☆McDonald & Dodds ITV★★☆☆☆Last week Bloodlands woke from its torpor and executed a Jed Mercurio-ish twist when (spoiler alert) James Nesbitt’s character turned out not to be “sad
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Bloodlands understands that sex doesn't always sell The BBC thriller swerved a painful cliché. As Bloodlands heads into the home straight (the finale airs on Sunday, March 14), there's still a lot that we don't know, the most pressing question being: who is Goliath, Northern Ireland's own Barry Berkman? Related Story A motive can be assigned to multiple characters we've come into contact with, from Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) to Jackie Twomey (Lorcan Cranitch), and even those we haven't met and are assumed ...
While Nesbitt’s family were largely unaffected due to living in the countryside, his sister and father narrowly dodged a car bomb explosion in the Seventies. As a child of the Troubles-era, the star has taken a keen interest in the aftermath of those difficult times. He’s also been a very outspoken champion of reunification and hopes for a “new union of Ireland”. Nesbitt, who holds both an Irish and British passport, claimed he only began to see himself as Irish after he moved from County Antrim, where he was born, to London. Bloodlands star James Nesbitt branded the money spent of Br...
Bloodlands viewers were left stunned when James Nesbitt’s detective Tom Brannick shot Adam Corry in last Sunday’s episode two climax.
TV tonight: more post-Troubles darkness in Bloodlands Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Jack Seale, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett Bloodlands 9pm, BBC One This bleak, twisty drama continues to examine the long tail of the Troubles and underline the supreme recklessness of any politician taking any action that might awaken the ghosts of Ireland’s recent past. At its heart, there is a superbly intense and downbeat performance from James Nesbitt as Detective Tom Brannick. Tonight, Brannick begins to pick up the pieces after last week’s explosive climax. The team are seemingly ...