Three Families

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2021-05-10

Last Air Date: 2021-05-11

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Created By: Gwyneth Hughes

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Sinéad Keenan as Theresa Ryan
Owen McDonnell as Mark Ryan
Amy James-Kelly as Hannah Kennedy
Colin Morgan as Jonathan Kennedy
Genevieve O'Reilly as Rosie Fortress
Vanessa Emme as Rachel Donleavy
Kerri Quinn as Louise Byrne
Gráinne Keenan as Jenny Anderson
Ger Ryan as Kathleen Nolan
Lola Petticrew as Orla Healy

Seasons

Miniseries (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2021-05-10)

Northern Ireland, 2013. Under the strict abortion law in force here, a mother faces prison for helping her teenage daughter.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2021-05-11)

Determined to change the law, Hannah throws herself into campaigning. Theresa challenges her prosecution, and a third family faces a terrible choice.