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Danny Boy

Follows Brian Wood who is humbled when he is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner.

Director

Sam Miller

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N/A

Production

Expectation TV,Red Dragon Productions

Awards

1 nomination

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w21w

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He was bleeding, crying,
asking them, "Please, stop." - Danny Boy

He was bleeding, crying, asking them, "Please, stop.&qu...

And - Danny Boy

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC]

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC]

Hm? Ask him, because in his
previous statement, here... - Danny Boy

Hm? Ask him, because in his previous statement, here...

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[MAZIN SPEAKS ARABIC]

Now, if he's gonna
chop and change - Danny Boy

Now, if he's gonna chop and change

[INTERVIEWEE SHOUTS IN ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[INTERVIEWEE SHOUTS IN ARABIC]

[IN ARABIC]: - Danny Boy

[HE SPEAKS ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[HE SPEAKS ARABIC]

[HE SPEAKS ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[HE SPEAKS ARABIC]

[LUCY]: Brian! - Danny Boy

[HE BREATHES DEEPLY] - Danny Boy

[HE BREATHES DEEPLY]

[PHIL]: It is our contention - Danny Boy

[PHIL]: It is our contention

There were farmers there,
and innocent bystanders - Danny Boy

There were farmers there, and innocent bystanders

We believe that the Army
carried out unlawful killings. - Danny Boy

We believe that the Army carried out unlawful killings.

- Perhaps up to 20.
- [REPORTERS MURMUR] - Danny Boy

- Perhaps up to 20. - [REPORTERS MURMUR]

[PHIL]: That's what
we need to find out. - Danny Boy

[PHIL]: That's what we need to find out.

[PHIL ON TV]: British soldiers
are held to high standards - Danny Boy

[PHIL ON TV]: British soldiers are held to high standards

[BRIAN TAPS GLASS] - Danny Boy

[BRIAN TAPS GLASS]

You know how you used
to complain about me - Danny Boy

You know how you used to complain about me

It's you I wanted,
not your medal. - Danny Boy

It's you I wanted, not your medal.

[GAVIN]: Give you a
medal wi' one hand - Danny Boy

[GAVIN]: Give you a medal wi' one hand

They accuse you of these things - Danny Boy

They accuse you of these things

"In the Northern engagement,
you participated in - Danny Boy

"In the Northern engagement, you participated in

"In the course of clearing
the trench with CSM Falconer - Danny Boy

"In the course of clearing the trench with CSM Falconer

The solicitors for the Iraqis
are saying that they were, um - Danny Boy

The solicitors for the Iraqis are saying that they were, um

Are they trying to tell me you
wouldnae know the difference - Danny Boy

Are they trying to tell me you wouldnae know the difference

[HE PRAYS IN ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[HE PRAYS IN ARABIC]

Chain gun could do
that. A 30mm tank shell. - Danny Boy

Chain gun could do that. A 30mm tank shell.

I don't see any village elders
who sent these kids out here - Danny Boy

I don't see any village elders who sent these kids out ...

[MAN SHOUTS IN ARABIC] - Danny Boy

[MAN SHOUTS IN ARABIC]

[HE SOBS] - Danny Boy

[PHIL]: When the judges
approved our judicial review - Danny Boy

[PHIL]: When the judges approved our judicial review

Left the government no option
but a full public inquiry. - Danny Boy

Left the government no option but a full public inquiry.

"In our view, the Military
Police investigation - Danny Boy

"In our view, the Military Police investigation

Failure to identity or
interview relevant personnel. - Danny Boy

Failure to identity or interview relevant personnel.

Failure to seize all
contemporaneous records. - Danny Boy

Failure to seize all contemporaneous records.

Well, you've done
an amazing job, Phil - Danny Boy

Well, you've done an amazing job, Phil

Getting a public inquiry awarded
is an extraordinary achievement - Danny Boy

Getting a public inquiry awarded is an extraordinary achieve...

They said we were
greatly outnumbered - Danny Boy

They said we were greatly outnumbered

We've got 20 dead Iraqis
taken off the battlefield. - Danny Boy

We've got 20 dead Iraqis taken off the battlefield.

The Army says they
needed to ID the bodies - Danny Boy

The Army says they needed to ID the bodies

And some of them were beaten
and shot back at the camp - Danny Boy

And some of them were beaten and shot back at the camp

More to the point, the Army
say they were combatants - Danny Boy

More to the point, the Army say they were combatants

- Over there.
- [PHONE RINGS] - Danny Boy

- Over there. - [PHONE RINGS]

Why do the Army need to
take dead Iraqis for ID-ing - Danny Boy

Why do the Army need to take dead Iraqis for ID-ing

Almost all of them - Danny Boy

Almost all of them

It's a fucking disgrace, Patrick - Danny Boy

It's a fucking disgrace, Patrick

If he thinks they've
got what it takes - Danny Boy

If he thinks they've got what it takes

[PHIL]: The High
Court ordered the MOD - Danny Boy

[PHIL]: The High Court ordered the MOD

And to a man, they'll be saying - Danny Boy

And to a man, they'll be saying

But you and I know
what British soldiers - Danny Boy

But you and I know what British soldiers

There's 40 shipping
containers of disclosure - Danny Boy

There's 40 shipping containers of disclosure

Cos, as you can probably see - Danny Boy

Cos, as you can probably see

He's just like you. He's
a soldier, like you. - Danny Boy

He's just like you. He's a soldier, like you.

He doesn't let on
what's going on up here - Danny Boy

He doesn't let on what's going on up here

Point two. Oh! Is that
the one you want to hear? - Danny Boy

Point two. Oh! Is that the one you want to hear?

"That you've given" - Danny Boy

"That you've given"

You're incorrect
to suggest or imply - Danny Boy

You're incorrect to suggest or imply

"Any failure to report
the misconduct or," - Danny Boy

"Any failure to report the misconduct or,"

[HE PANTS] - Danny Boy

[BRIAN] What kind
of soldiers are you? - Danny Boy

[BRIAN] What kind of soldiers are you?

See you got a letter, then,
Woody. That from the inquiry? - Danny Boy

See you got a letter, then, Woody. That from the inquiry?

I do, but - Danny Boy

Train you up, send
you out to fight - Danny Boy

Train you up, send you out to fight

And, no, I didn't...
gouge anyone's eye out. - Danny Boy

And, no, I didn't... gouge anyone's eye out.

Prefer to just sort of - Danny Boy

Prefer to just sort of

If they were dead,
like the Army says - Danny Boy

If they were dead, like the Army says

If they were alive,
like the families say - Danny Boy

If they were alive, like the families say

If the dead bodies needed ID-ing - Danny Boy

If the dead bodies needed ID-ing

The trophy pictures show that
there were cameras present. - Danny Boy

The trophy pictures show that there were cameras present.

If you were an Iraqi mother - Danny Boy

If you were an Iraqi mother

As I'm reading, I'm trying
to put myself in the position - Danny Boy

As I'm reading, I'm trying to put myself in the po...

If you're fired up and
you've been shot at - Danny Boy

If you're fired up and you've been shot at

It is. So, you're fired up - Danny Boy

It is. So, you're fired up

They're trained - Danny Boy

They're trained

[PHONE BUZZES] - Danny Boy

[DOOR OPENS] - Danny Boy

Well... is all of
that definitely OK? - Danny Boy

Well... is all of that definitely OK?

Either we let the killings of
20 potentially innocent Iraqis - Danny Boy

Either we let the killings of 20 potentially innocent Iraqis

But if I leave my good
coffee in the kitchen - Danny Boy

But if I leave my good coffee in the kitchen

I've had your statement typed up - Danny Boy

I've had your statement typed up

I want you to read
it through now - Danny Boy

I want you to read it through now

"I deployed to Iraq on
the 8th of April 2004 - Danny Boy

"I deployed to Iraq on the 8th of April 2004

I deployed as a Lance Corporal
with A Platoon, C Company - Danny Boy

I deployed as a Lance Corporal with A Platoon, C Company

My role was as
dismount commander - Danny Boy

My role was as dismount commander

The plan was to go to
the side of trench one - Danny Boy

The plan was to go to the side of trench one

Three of us returned fire - Danny Boy

Three of us returned fire

When I reached the trench - Danny Boy

When I reached the trench

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Follows Brian Wood who is humbled when he is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner.

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Director: Sam Miller

Writer: Robert Jones

Production: Expectation TV,Red Dragon Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 May 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w21w