Insurrection Saturday, 29 April 1916: Was There No Other Way? (Season 1, Episode 7)
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Insurrection

Saturday, 29 April 1916: Was There No Other Way? (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Drama, History

The programme opens with Ray McAnally in studio reporting on the events of the fifth day of the Rising. He explains how the military are closing in on the rebels. McAnally gives reports from the other sites of action around the city. ...See moreThe programme opens with Ray McAnally in studio reporting on the events of the fifth day of the Rising. He explains how the military are closing in on the rebels. McAnally gives reports from the other sites of action around the city. General Maxwell comments on the deaths of civilians. In a house in Moore Street, Sean McLaughlin Robert and the other leaders discuss possible ways of getting beyond the military cordon and consider the potential loss of life. On witnessing civilians being shot, Pearse expresses his sadness. Written by GusF See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
David Kelly Colonel Hodgkin Colonel Hodgkin See fewer	Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Ronnie Walsh James Connolly James Connolly See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Eoin O'Súilleabháin P. H. Pearse P. H. Pearse See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Jim Norton Tom Clarke Tom Clarke See fewer	Straw Dogs (1971)
Declan Harvey Joseph Plunkett Joseph Plunkett See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Sheelagh Cullen Miss Elizabeth O'Farrell Miss Elizabeth O'Farrell See fewer	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Pádraig O'Gaora Sean McDermott Sean McDermott See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Charlie Roberts Seán McLoughlin (as Robert Charles) Seán McLoughlin (as Robert Charles) See fewer	My Left Foot (1989)
Patrick Waldron William Pearse William Pearse See fewer	Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
Sabina Coyne Miss Julia Grennan Miss Julia Grennan See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Eithne Lydon Miss Carney Miss Carney See fewer	The Playboy of the Western World (1962)
Denis McCarthy General Lowe General Lowe See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Tom Ascough-Patterson Lieutenant King Lieutenant King See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Michael McAuliffe Michael Collins Michael Collins See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Martin Crosbie British Soldier British Soldier See fewer	Underground (1970)
May Cluskey First Shawlie First Shawlie See fewer	Theatre 625 (1964)
Maureen Toal Second Shawlie Second Shawlie See fewer	Otley (1969)
Ray McAnally Co-ordinator Co-ordinator See fewer	The Mission (1986)