Three Families
Three Families

Three Families

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Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

Overview

Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

Gwyneth Hughes

Creator / EP

Chris Martin

Producer

Episodes

Season 1 of Three Families
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

A mother realises she could face a prison sentence for helping her teenage daughter to get an abortion, while a newlywed discovers her unborn baby will not survive to the end of her pregnancy – but also that she will legally still have to carry the child to term.

59m
Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Determined to change the law, Hannah throws herself into campaigning. Her fight brings victory in the High Court, which soon turns to frustration with the political powers at Stormont. Meanwhile, first-time older mother Rosie discovers there is no legal remedy to the heartbreaking complications with her pregnancy. Theresa learns her trial date, but she still hasn’t told Orla that she’s facing prison for what they did. When Orla discovers the truth, she insists on supporting her mother to challenge the prosecution.

58m

Cast & Crew

Dearbhla Molly

Dearbhla Molly

Eileen

Sinéad Keenan

Sinéad Keenan

Theresa

Amy James-Kelly

Amy James-Kelly

Hannah

Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Rose

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Johnathan

Owen McDonnell

Owen McDonnell

Mark

StatusEnded
Network
Netflix
Original Languageen
TypeScripted

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