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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.