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Cromwell in Ireland 
Format High definition Created by Tile Films Starring Owen Roe, Declan Conlon, Catherine Walker Country of origin Ireland No. of episodes 2 Production Running time 2 X 52 minutes Broadcast Original channel RTÉ One / History Original airing 9 September 2008 External links Website - This is an article about a documentary. For the actual event, see Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Cromwell in Ireland is a two-part RTÉ documentary [1] to be broadcast in September 2008. It is produced by Irish television production company Tile Films[2] and is described as an examination of "that great nemesis of Irish history: Oliver Cromwell".[3] The series stars Owen Roe as Oliver Cromwell, Declan Conlon as Hugh Dubh O'Neill and Catherine Walker as Elizabeth Price. The show's airing coincided with the 350th anniversary of Cromwell's death on 3 September 1658 [4] and will begin on Tuesday 9 September at 22:15 on RTÉ One. It will later be broadcast on the History Channel in November.
It is directed by two-time IFTA winning director Maurice Sweeney and presented by the leading historian, Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú. The series consultants included John Morrill, Professor of History at University of Cambridge, Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of History at Trinity College, Dublin, Pádraig Lenihan, Lecturer in History at University of Limerick, Nicholas Canny, Professor of History at NUI Galway and Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at University of Bristol.[5]
Cromwell in Ireland was commissioned by RTÉ Television in association with The History Channel, supported by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. It was produced by Tile Films. The series was shot on high definition with large-scale reconstructions combined with CGI, provided by Sue Land and Warren Osbourne of the UK's Red Vision visual effects company,[6] recreating the sieges and battles that took place in that era.[7][8] Composer and Stellarsound producer, Steve Lynch teamed himself with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra to record the soundtrack for the series.[9]
Cast
Character Actor Oliver Cromwell Owen Roe Elizabeth Price Catherine Walker Hugh Dubh O’Neill Declan Conlon James Butler, Marquis of Ormond David Heap Mayor of Clonmel Patrick Fitzsymons Owen O'Neill Boyd Rankin Henry Ireton Duncan Lacroix Sir Arthur Aston Dermot O’Neill References
- ^ "RTÉ's Seoige sisters love-in". Irish Independent. 2008-08-10. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/rtes-seoige-sisters-lovein-1451328.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Tile Films Homepage
- ^ Cromwell in Ireland Homepage
- ^ About the Series
- ^ Cromwell in Ireland Consultants
- ^ "Sue Land Creates CGI For Cromwell". Irish Film and Television Network. 2008-08-28. http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4281461&tpl=archnews&force=1. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "Nostalgia, sport and factual in new RTÉ line-up". Meath Chronicle. 2008-08-20. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/articles/6/30106. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "RTÉ to broadcast Ahern documentary series". The Irish Times. 2008-08-06. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0806/breaking65.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "Stellarsound Records ‘Cromwell in Ireland’ Soundtrack". Irish Film and Television Network. 2008-08-16. http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4281461&tpl=archnews&force=1. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
External links
Bertie · Blood of the Irish · Charlie Bird Explores · Consuming Passions · Cromwell in Ireland · Customs · Death or Canada · Disasters · Discovery · Ear to the Ground · Eco Eye · Five Women Go Back to Work · Garda ar Lár · The Great Escape · Haughey · Heist · Hostage · The Investigators · J1 – Summer in the Sun · On the Street Where You Live · The Pressure Cooker · Reeling in the Years · The Revolution Will Not Be Televised · Seven Ages · Sex & Sensibility · Traffic Blues · Teens in the Wild · Who Do You Think You Are? · Would You BelieveSee also: Mint Productions Categories:- Irish history television programmes
- Irish drama television programmes
- Oliver Cromwell
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