A teacher in 1980s Northern Ireland has the conflict brought home to her when her son is arrested as a member of the IRA. Through her friendship with the mother of another prisoner, her sympathy for the IRA's agenda grows, although she struggles to condone their use of violence. However, her new allegiances are tested when her son joins the hunger strike led by Bobby Sands. Drama, starring Helen Mirren, Aidan Gillen, Fionnula Flanagan and John Lynch