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  1. Episode 10: It’s Over

    10/10The end of the affair. Some claim victory, others defeat. How does it look, 50 years on?

  2. Episode 9: That Speech

    9/10The Prime Minister decides to make a broadcast. What could possibly go wrong?

  3. Episode 8: The Wayside

    8/10The heart of darkness in rural Northern Ireland, as masked men take to the roads.

  4. Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK

    7/10Surreal times. Breeze block barbeques. Cement mixers powering petrol pumps. Food heists.

  5. Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

    6/10Huge hopes for a ‘back to work’ march – but will anyone show up?

  6. Episode 5: Power Games

    5/10A State of Emergency is declared – and there’s bad news from the Army…

  7. Episode 4: Carnage

    4/10At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.

  8. Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros

    3/10As the country grinds to a halt, NI Ministers need helicopters to get to work.

  9. Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly

    2/10Strikers seize power stations, as NI’s Chief Executive asks: who elected these people?

  10. Episode 1: It’s On!

    1/10A government vote triggers a strike – but even the organisers don’t know what’s to come.

  11. It's Over

    The end of the affair. Some claim victory, others defeat. How does it look, 50 years on?

  12. Anarchy

    The heart of darkness in rural Northern Ireland, as masked men take to the roads.

  13. Power Games

    A State of Emergency is declared.

  14. Carnage

    As the country grinds to a halt, utterly shocking news breaks.

  15. It's On!

    A government vote triggers a strike – but even the organisers don’t know what’s to come.