BBC Northern Ireland Movie Trailers
Most Popular BBC Northern Ireland Trailers
Total trailers found: 62
Counsel Trailer (2019)
15 April 2019
An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.
Elephant Trailer (1989)
25 January 1989
This short film, first broadcast on BBC TWO in 1989, is a chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
The Secret Army Trailer (2024)
27 March 2024
The true story of a strange, lost film. In 1972, the IRA allowed an unusual documentary crew to film its members carrying out attacks.
A Coming to Terms for Billy Trailer (1984)
21 February 1984
Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis.
Too Late to Talk to Billy Trailer (1982)
16 February 1982
Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.
A Matter of Choice for Billy Trailer (1983)
10 May 1983
Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen.
Scout Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
Drama about a Northern Irish football scout by Frank McGuinness and directed by Danny Boyle.
Lucy Letby:Unanswered Questions Trailer (2024)
21 October 2024
Former nurse Lucy Letby became one of the UK’s most notorious child killers after she was convicted of harming and murdering babies in her care.
Love Lies Bleeding Trailer (1993)
14 June 1993
Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer.
A Song for Jenny Trailer (2015)
05 July 2015
A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube station.
Cherrybomb Trailer (2009)
08 February 2009
Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars.
As the Beast Sleeps Trailer (2002)
03 February 2002
Kyle is loyal to his wife, his best mate and his boss in the Ulster Defence Union – and they love him as a husband, a brother and a son – but, with changing times and the emerging peace process, Kyle finds himself lost in the shadows of transition, uncertainty, and betrayal.
The Hanging Gale Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while facing persecution from an agent (Michael Kitchen) of their indifferent English landlord.
Lorna Trailer (1987)
02 June 1987
In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy.
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust Trailer (2011)
13 March 2011
The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true extent of the clerical abuse scandal.
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk Trailer (2012)
05 April 2012
Three former bomb disposal officers who served at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, return for the first time in 30 years to revisit the defining moments of their careers, and the moments when they almost lost their lives.
The Rory Gallagher Story Trailer (2024)
09 June 2024
Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend.
On Expenses Trailer (2010)
23 February 2010
Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.
The Gap Year Paedophile Trailer (2017)
25 September 2017
Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain’s worst ever paedophiles.
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? Trailer (2002)
12 December 2002
An aging criminal, about to pull an armed robbery,reflects on a friend of his: a fellow criminal, who lost his life in a recent robbery attempt,on a woman whom he's been seeing and for whom he has strong feelings and whether or not he should go ahead with the present crime.
Dear Body Trailer (2022)
24 May 2022
A plus size woman addresses her body in a mirror and asks for forgiveness for the hate, anger and disgust she's shown it in the past.
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw Trailer (2018)
25 March 2018
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne - an emigrant Irishman with the outsider's ability to observe, needle and puncture.
Scapegoat Trailer (2009)
26 October 2009
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family.
The Rockingham Shoot Trailer (1987)
10 September 1987
Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.
Ryan McMullan: Debut Trailer (2021)
10 October 2021
Documentary charting singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan's journey to music stardom. Includes a look at some of the key moments of Ryan's career to date, including his first meeting with Foy Vance in Washington and how he connected with long-term collaborators Hammy and Foy as his management team, his support tour with Ed Sheeran and his growing links to leading Northern Irish band Snow Patrol.
Monkeys Trailer (1989)
08 February 1989
The story of John DeLorean's life, involvement in drug trafficking and eventual arrest. Based on the book 'The DeLorean Tapes' by Ivan Fallon.
The Long March Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
A Breed of Heroes Trailer (1994)
04 September 1994
In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.
Life After Life Trailer (1995)
02 April 1995
Leo Doyle, a convicted IRA murderer, is released into the community after 14 years in prison on a scheme to rehabilitate former terrorists.
James Joyce’s Ulysses Trailer (2022)
07 September 2022
A hundred years after its publication, this film reveals the tawdry, shocking, poetic, uplifting and gloriously kaleidoscopic humanity of James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses.
Ups and Downs Trailer (2019)
22 April 2019
A young man with Down's Syndrome tricks his sister into a road trip to go to a concert, while being pursued by their mum.
Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery Trailer (2021)
22 July 2021
In 2004 armed men coerced two bank employees into stealing £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast.
Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided Trailer (2019)
27 March 2019
The border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has meandered across rural Irish farmlands since its creation in 1922.
Teenage Tommies Trailer (2014)
11 November 2014
A moving tribute to the teenage heroes of the Great War. With as many as 250,000 boys under the age of 18 having served in the British Army during World War One.
Squaddies on the Frontline Trailer (2018)
21 February 2018
Squaddies on the Frontline tells the story of the British Army's experience of the Northern Ireland conflict through the eyes of the ordinary men and women that soldiered here.
Captain Jack and the Furious Few Trailer (2018)
05 November 2018
The remarkable story of a pioneering aviator from Ulster during World War I.
Occupation Trailer (2009)
15 June 2009
Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
The Nightwatch Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer.
Gates of Gold Trailer (1983)
08 March 1983
Play by Maurice Leitch set in Country Antrim. Two evangelists are touring the area, stirring up religious fervour in the quiet Presbyterian backwaters.
The Magic Box Trailer (2012)
23 October 2012
A special live broadcast on both BBC and UTV, hosted by Eamonn Holmes, celebrating the best of Northern Ireland television over the past 60 years and marking the occasion of digital switchover.
How Police Missed the Grindr Killer Trailer (2017)
16 February 2017
The story of how police repeatedly allowed a serial murderer to slip through their fingers. Stephen Port date-raped and murdered four young gay men in East London within fifteen months and dumped all four bodies within a few hundred metres of each other.
Ode Trailer (2021)
03 March 2021
Using Arthur O'Shaughnessy's poem as inspiration, Naomi Waring's film celebrates the confidence, pride and beauty that disco dancing brings to a working-class community in Northern Ireland.
President Hollywood Trailer (2008)
15 August 2008
Jonathan Freedland shows how 2008's race for the White House was run before on 'The West Wing', and argues that the relationship between on-screen art and political life isn't new.
On Eagle's Wing Trailer (2005)
06 January 2005
A musical, a dance show, and an oratorio all rolled into one. Filmed on the vast stage of Belfast's Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland, John Anderson's work tells the story of the Scots-Irish - their humble beginnings in the Lowlands of Scotland in the late 1600s, their flight from persecution by the English, their arrival in Ireland and their continuing journey to America in the 1700s, where these pioneers first opened up the frontier.
Air Ambulance and the Flying Doctors Trailer (2018)
12 November 2018
In July 2017, Northern Ireland's Air Ambulance finally took to the skies. This documentary reveals the remarkable and poignant story of the doctor who was determined to make this critical service a reality and follows the air ambulance team as they respond to emergency calls during their first weeks of service.
Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles Trailer (2019)
16 August 2019
In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.
Searching for Shergar Trailer (2018)
07 June 2018
Documentary in which Alison Millar sets out to unearth the secrets behind the mystery of Shergar's ds
Exodus Trailer (2008)
09 January 2008
Exodus charts the decline of the Protestant population from Derry’s Cityside - which saw up to one in five of the City’s population leave their homes over a thirty year period.
Little Ships - The Miracle of Dunkirk Trailer (2010)
03 June 2010
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.
The Disappeared Trailer (2013)
05 November 2013
An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Two Ceasefires and a Wedding Trailer (1995)
31 August 1995
Love across the barricades: RUC policeman Billy loves Emer, whose Da and brother Cal are IRA men. To Da and Cal's fury the IRA declare a ceasefire.
Holy Cross Trailer (2003)
10 October 2003
Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their neighbourhood from the Catholic area of Ardoyne to the Holy Cross primary school.
Belfast's Victory in Vienna: A Footballing Odyssey Trailer (2022)
02 May 2022
Presenter Holly Hamilton tells the feelgood story of the Glentoran team who left Belfast on a European football adventure just before the First World War to win the Vienna Cup, the first ever European Cup.
Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland Trailer (2025)
17 March 2025
Born in Roman Britain 1,500 years ago, a young man named Patrick embarked on an extraordinary mission that would change the course of history.
Middletown Trailer (2007)
02 March 2007
Having spent most of his life in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his hometown as its new preacher.
Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider Trailer (2022)
09 May 2022
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
The Birth of Israel Trailer (2008)
04 May 2008
The Birth of Israel recounts the events that led up to the 1949 Israeli war of independence resulting in the creation of the Jewish state.
Prostitution: What's the Harm? Trailer (2014)
17 March 2014
Billie JD Porter goes in search of the human face of the prostitution business, talking to the young men who pay for sex and to the young women who sell their bodies.
