Thegrippingtruestoryofayoungman’sjourneyfromherotoallegedwarcriminal,thedeterminedlawyeronhistail,andtheirsearchfortruthinthefogofwar.
AnthonyBoyleplaysthereal-lifesoldierBrianWood,accusedofwarcrimesinIraqbythetenacioushumanrightslawyerPhilShiner,playedbyTobyJones.
Thetwomengoheadtoheadinalegalandmoralconflictthattakesusfromthebattlefield-atso-calledCheckpointDannyBoy-tothecourtroom,andoneofBritain’sbiggesteverpublicinquiries,theAl-SweadyInquiry.
Memory,evidenceandtraumacollide,asBrianfindshimselfcaughtonthefinelinebetweenwarandunlawfulkilling.AfterhisserviceinIraqandyearsoflegalinvestigation,willheeverbeabletolookhisfamilyintheeyeagainandbethehusband,father,andson,theyneedhimtobe?
DannyBoyisanurgentandthought-provokingdramathatquestionswhatweaskofthosewhofight-andkill-fortheircountry.
DannyBoyismadebyExpectationfortheBBC.ItiswrittenbyBafta-winnerRobertJonesanddirectedbySamMiller,andalsostarsAlexFerns,LeahMcNamara,PaulineTurner,KiranSoniaSawar,andTomVaughan-Lawlor.ExecutiveProducersareColinBarrandSusanHorthforExpectation,withLucyRicher,JoMcClellanandClareSilleryfortheBBC.