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.
