Insurrection Wednesday, 26 April 1916: Two Thousand Sherwood Foresters (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama, History

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Insurrection

Wednesday, 26 April 1916: Two Thousand Sherwood Foresters (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Drama, History

This programme opens with citizens reading a proclamation posted on a wall and troops from the Sherwood Foresters disembarking from a ship. In studio, presenter Ray McAnally reports on the warm welcome the British troops received and how ...See moreThis programme opens with citizens reading a proclamation posted on a wall and troops from the Sherwood Foresters disembarking from a ship. In studio, presenter Ray McAnally reports on the warm welcome the British troops received and how the admiralty gunboat the Helga bombed Liberty Hall. At Trinity College, a porter tells a reporter what he has seen since Monday. A priest tends to the wounded on the roof of the GPO. In studio McAnally reports that an advanced party of the Sherwood Foresters has been attacked at Haddington Road. Action of soldiers coming under fire is shown. McAnally analyses the attack using a model. Written by GusF See less

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Name	Known for
Fred Johnson Trinity College Porter Trinity College Porter See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Gerry Tierney Priest Priest See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Bill Skinner Captain Pragnell Captain Pragnell See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
John Franklyn Colonel Fane Colonel Fane See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Michael Ryan Section Commander Malone Section Commander Malone See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Brian Waldren Richard Murphy Richard Murphy See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Tony Doyle Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle See fewer	Ballykissangel (1996)
James Caffrey Section Commander George Reynolds (as Jimmy Caffrey) Section Commander George Reynolds (as Jimmy Caffrey) See fewer	Island of Terror (1966)
Brendan Sullivan Jimmy Doyle Jimmy Doyle See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Kevin McHugh William Ronan William Ronan See fewer	The Burke Enigma (1978)
Niall O'Brien James Walsh James Walsh See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Anthony Hennigan Thomas Walsh Thomas Walsh See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Denis McCarthy General Lowe General Lowe See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Vincent Dowling Mendicity Prisoner Mendicity Prisoner See fewer	On Broadway (2007)
Howard Marion-Crawford General Sir John Maxwell General Sir John Maxwell See fewer	The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Jim Mooney Reporter Reporter See fewer	Guns of a Stranger (1973)
Maurie Taylor Reporter Reporter See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Gerry Alexander Reporter Reporter See fewer	Absolute Beginners (1986)
Pat Nolan Reporter Reporter See fewer	Insurrection (1966)
Ray McAnally Co-ordinator Co-ordinator See fewer	The Mission (1986)