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The Day Mountbatten Died

Audience Score
100
The Day Mountbatten Died
NR 1 hrDocumentary
On 27 August 1979 Lord Mountbatten great uncle to Prince Charles was blown up at sea by the IRA off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland Three others were killed on the boat that day including two teenage boys Later that afternoon in a second strike the IRA killed 18 British soldiers across the border in Northern Ireland Forty years on this is the story of that remarkable Bank Holiday Monday movingly told by those directly affected by it
DirectorSam Collyns

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Alison Millar, Angus Macqueen
Production Companies:Erica Starling Productions