01x07 - Theater People

[bunniefuu]

Our Ma is coming back.

She wrote us a letter.

We don't know no one

from Blackpool. It's a sign.

Please tell the governor that

we're officially on hunger strike.

We're prisoners of w*r,

and we should serve out our

sentence in a women's prison in Ireland.

Our government's relented.

They're sending you back to Ireland.

Good news, my darling.

We're gonna go home.

You know, the irony is, we won,

but we still had to

go back to prison.

I spent me 30th birthday

in Armagh Women's Prison

in the north of Ireland.

I was still so unhealthy. I

hadn't had a period in four years.

See, the funny thing

about a hunger strike is,

you know, you have to tell yourself

over and over again that food is bad.

And then, it is.

As I'm sure you're aware, girls,

you may qualify for a medical release.

Do you know what that means?

Aye, it means we're traumatized.

It means the doctors don't think you can

fully recuperate in a prison environment.

Well, maybe onto

something there.

I think the question

is, Miss Price,

if you were to be

granted an early release,

how would you fill your

time? What would you do?

I would dedicate my

life to nonviolence.

And teaching those

principles to Catholic youth.

I just wanna take care of

my daddy. I'd live with my da.

And your compatriots? The men

and women you collaborated with?

It's easy to get sucked back in.

We keep to ourselves.

It's no bother.

But you'll be with your father.

- He has a history of initiating--

- We're all retired.

Look, if I can be frank, miss

I've lost eight years

of my life in here.

I wanna be a mother.

I'm gonna start a family of

my own, and I don't even know

if that's a possibility

for me anymore, but

If you're asking me if I'm gonna blow

up another courthouse, the answer is no.

Marian, do you

feel the same way?

Aye. Having a wee

baby sounds grand.

It's funny.

Age has a way of curbing one's

appetite for frontline revolution.

After eight years in

prison, I got sick of myself.

I even got a wee

bit sick of my sister.

Da made us a wee shrine.

That's very touching, Daddy.

Aye, well, just remember I

was blowing them up before you.

I just didn't get caught.

I'm still proud of you though.

Thanks.

Even if you didn't make

the ultimate sacrifice.

Da, stop it.

Da, Dolours says

we're all retired.

- What's retirement like?

- I'm not retired.

- You are, Da.

- Yeah, you are.

Dotes is gonna take up pottery,

start knitting scarves for the wee ones.

I didn't say that.

I said I'm gonna go slow.

I think I've earned

the right to be a lump.

Your mother would approve.

She was always worried

you girls took on too much.

Aw, Daddy.

But she didn't believe

in retirement, so

so I'm not retired.

Do you really think that it's so

wrong that I said we're done?

We did our bit, Mar.

We did more than our bit.

We're in the f*cking pantheon.

We're not in the pantheon. The

guys in the pantheon are dead.

Well, there you go.

You're either dead, or you're

fighting. There's only two options.

And we didn't die, so

Yeah, well

I just don't think I can

think like that anymore.

Right, make your pottery.

Listen, all I'm saying

is that we had one job.

Unless I'm missing something

and we're living in a free country.

Yeah. When we have a free country,

do you know what they're gonna do?

They are gonna look back and say,

"Them wee girls rang the f*ck' bell."

- Aye, they will.

- Yeah, they will. So relax.

Enjoy yourself. You did it.

You're a hero. End of story.

Deep in the castle

And back from the wars ♪

Back with my baby

And the fire burned tall ♪

"Hoorah!" went

the men down below ♪

All outside was the rain ♪

Move, move, move, move!

They've probably all had a

barrel Or much, much more ♪

Much more ♪

The thing about your 30s

is everybody's moved on.

You get a job, settle down.

People become respectable.

We had to meet the

enemy a mile away ♪

Truth is, I never thought

I'd live long enough

to have to deal with it.

Miss?

And their swords were sharp

There was hope in our English hearts ♪

Hear our roar ♪

Go on through.

Hear our sound ♪

We're gonna fight Until

we have won this town ♪

Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah ♪

I'll have a whiskey

neat, please.

- What kind do you like?

- Any kind.

Actually, can I make

that a double, please?

Dolours Price?

Bout ye?

I never could get

you to talk to me.

Sorry?

We marched together a few times.

I don't expect you to remember.

Wait. I think I do know you.

What's your name again?

Thank you, Barry.

Um, this is Stephen Rea.

Oh, my God. You're an actor.

Usually, women aren't

so happy to hear that.

Uh, don't tell me you're

in the show tonight?

Touched you're so excited.

No. No, no, no, I'm just, um

I'm just a fan.

I'm standing there, and the

other guy walks in the room.

And suddenly, it

all washes over me.

I've been in this kitchen before,

and I've slept with both of them.

Roommates?

Yes. But I should've known.

I feel like Stephen

would understand.

Why would I understand?

Because I feel like you've

gotten your ladies mixed up before.

- That's not true.

- Oh.

Mmm?

- One time.

- Mm-hmm.

And that was because they

were both called Georgia,

and they were

both taller than me.

- Don't worry, Dolours. We'll protect you.

- I mean, clearly, I need it.

So, uh, what did

you think of the play?

Yes. Yes, a real celebrity.

What did you think of our play?

Well, look, usually, I'm very

critical, but I You know.

Mm-hmm.

But I thought youse were all incredible. I

mean, honestly, you in particular were

Stephen is always

fantastic. It's annoying.

Yeah, but everyone.

I mean, truly, everyone,

everyone, everyone, really.

I adored every minute of it.

Stephen, I have to

tell you something.

I have seen you before.

Not just at the marches,

but, um, in London.

The night before the bombing,

my bombing

Um,

I went to the theater.

Yeah?

I saw your play.

You were wonderful.

You made me cry.

Please don't judge me for

saying that, though. I just

I just thought it was

too strange not to share.

Nothing to judge there.

Marian. I just had

the most amazing

Where the f*ck have you been?

I'm sorry. Didn't

mean to interrupt.

He wants to talk to you too.

Morning, child.

Sorry to hear about your mommy.

It's a real shame they won't

allow you to attend the funeral.

It was.

How's Brendan? Heard

he got six more years.

We actually shared

a cell, the two of us.

But they didn't have

anything to pin on me, so

You always were

more careful than him.

I take it this

isn't a house call.

Dolours, I wanted to

speak to you personally.

I've decided to

run for parliament.

I know. I've seen the posters.

Your hair looks amazing.

Look, people are

sick of the w*r.

Your average Catholic might

not support the bombing campaign,

but what they will do is vote for

a candidate they can believe in.

You think that's you?

You have thoughts?

Don't wanna sound cunty.

Didn't know you could

sound any other way.

Look, politics is all about

popularity, Ger, and you, my dear

I mean what are you

gonna put on your CV?

Vote for me. I planned

the bombing campaign?

Well, the optics are

a wee bit of a hurdle.

Hmm.

I'm sure you'll be grand once you

get over all the alleged terrorism.

That's why I

stopped by actually.

I was hoping you could come

and help with the campaign.

- First interview next week.

- I see.

It's a whole new

direction for us.

Politics and the armed

struggle working in tandem.

The Armalite and the ballot box.

That's good. That's

a good slogan.

I can get the votes, Dolours.

I can win.

As long as the

messaging is got right.

I'm sure you can, Ger.

Politics, it's just

not really my gig.

Understandable.

Happy to hand out flyers though.

I'll hold you to that.

Is your da around?

I might just go and pay

my respects for a moment.

So?

We just had some shipments

come in. Down at the harbor.

The lads were wondering how you'd

feel about smuggling some Semtex?

I know it's mad, but I'm

going back for the matinee.

I always thought live

theater is pretentious.

Well, I was gonna ask

if you wanna go, but

No, thank you.

I'm helping Da out today.

Gonna bring chocolates

to the guys in prison.

So, what'd you tell Gerry?

What did you tell Gerry?

I don't know. Politics?

Isn't that how we lost this

country in the first place?

Mm-hmm.

Did they ask you to

smuggle expl*sives?

Told him I needed a

week to think about it.

How about you?

I don't wanna do it without you.

Well

I told him to f*ck off.

Mm-hmm.

I told him to f*ck right off.

- Good job.

- Thank you.

Where's my teacup?

sh*t. It has vodka in it.

I'm so sorry. There

you go. Sorry.

Right.

Okay.

Wait. I'm supposed

to ask you. Um

Apparently, Lyra's been cast in a play

and I think the character's based on you.

Would you mind terribly if

she talked to you about it?

I think she'd love

to pick your brain.

- No, no, absolutely. Absolutely, yeah.

- Yeah? You're a darling. Thank you.

Okay. I wanted to ask you

a few questions just to, like,

understand the character better, you

know? Like her psychology, et cetera.

Ask me anything. I'm ready.

Um,

so, have you ever had

to betray someone?

Like do something where

someone would've felt betrayed?

Um

I think that we all betray

people all the time, don't we?

It's sort of just,

um, unavoidable.

But in a mission,

have you ever, like,

had an order, and you had to do

something that you didn't wanna do--

You know that I actually

can't talk about, um

- No, of course. Of course. I Um

- I'll tell you what.

Why don't you tell

me the plot of the play,

- and then I can give you my, um

- Right. Yes. Okay.

Um

So, there are these

IRA volunteers.

They've kidnapped this

soldier, rather he was lured there

- by the female member of the unit

- That's you.

with-with sex.

I never did that.

I'm not saying it's you. It's

more like it's her personality.

And they copied your hairstyle.

- Stop, Ryan.

- What?

- It's right there in the f*cking script.

- Jesus, Ryan. Shut up.

Anyway, um, he's this

surprise protagonist.

- So, I'm the villain?

- I would say, like, villain-ish.

I don't think the IRA

are all bad people.

Not bad people. Just

bad b*mb makers.

There were some really good b*mb

makers if you wanna know the truth.

Well, where do you

keep them then?

Listen, I'm not gonna

sit and argue with you

about whether or not we

made some mistakes, okay?

Okay.

The important thing is,

everything was governed

with an intense code of ethics.

And if anybody stepped

out or behaved unethically,

even if that person

was a friend--

You k*ll them.

Did you ever feel guilty?

Was it someone

that you knew well?

Sorry. I'm prying. It's just

It's a nightmare

situation, you know, you

You have to do all this

mad stuff, then you also

You were k*lling each other.

- That's

- Hmm

I actually I'm sorry.

I actually don't think

that I can help you.

But I need another whiskey.

- Stephen, could you get me a whiskey?

- Stephen, your girlfriend's drunk. She's--

f*ck you!

Don't say I'm drunk. Say it again.

I'll slap you in the f*cking face!

- Dolours.

- No, no. I am not drunk.

Move.

f*ck. Okay. Okay.

No.

I'm so embarrassed.

It's all right.

No [sniffles] it's not.

This is what happens when I drink

vodka and then wine after vodka and

Especially if I haven't

eaten. I just go mad.

Stephen, I'm not

usually like this.

Did Lyra upset you?

I can't say.

I feel like I'm not

I'm not sure what happened.

To you?

Yeah, me and the things I-I did.

I did things, Stephen, and I don't

even know what I think about them.

And it feels like I'm

making things up in my head.

What the f*ck is wrong with me?

Nothing is wrong

with you, Dolours.

You're someone

who can carry a lot.

Well,

maybe it'd be

better if I couldn't.

- Do they all hate me?

- Uh, no.

No.

They're f*cking

idiots if they hate me.

They're all in awe

of you, Dolours.

- And you?

- Am I in awe?

No.

Do you hate me?

No, Dolours.

I like you

very much.

- We're on in five.

- Grand.

Tonight we travel to Belfast

where controversial

candidate Gerry Adams

Lads. Lads, shut

the f*ck up. He's on!

Hey, shush!

f*cking quit it, lads!

Sit down! Shut the f*ck up!

Whoo!

So, this is quite something for

voters to get their heads around.

How so?

It's not every day we've

a candidate for parliament

who also supports the

m*rder of British soldiers.

I don't support the

m*rder of British soldiers.

- Do you not?

- I don't support the m*rder of anyone.

You support the armed

struggle of the IR--

I support people's right

to defend themselves.

Go on, Gerry!

Do you not have it on your conscience

the things that have happened?

The innocent victims of the IRA?

Well, I regret, as anyone

regrets, anyone being k*lled.

I even regret, as it may surprise

you, British soldiers being k*lled.

But it isn't on my conscience

that these things happen.

You're f*cking right, Gerry.

You're f*cking right, big man.

And each one of us at some

point is going to meet God.

Now, I am happy enough that

I've tried to live by my standards.

How can voters trust

a word you're saying--

Well, the situation is--

I mean, you've spent your whole adult

life running a t*rror1st organization.

Mr. Adams, the IRA.

I've never been a

member of the IRA.

What the f*ck did he just say?

Like his dad ♪

You know that he's had

Animal nitrate in mind ♪

Oh in your council home

He jumped on your bones ♪

Now you're taking

it time after time ♪

Oh, what turns you on, oh? ♪

Now your animal's gone ♪

- You have beautiful skin.

- Mm-hmm. Thank you.

Danny,

put your shoes on, huh?

I need you to be

ready for Daddy's show.

Danny's staying here,

Dolours, remember?

With the sitter.

And look up.

And what are you gonna do?

Stuck in this hotel

room all night long

while me and your Aunt

Marian have all the fun?

Fun for you maybe.

I don't like these puffy,

give-ourselves-compliments

kinds of people,

and I don't particularly

like parties either.

It's not a party.

It's a red carpet.

Aye.

For a dreary film.

Well, don't tell Stephen that.

He's very sensitive.

Is this your first time

being in London?

No.

But it's been a few years.

It's a bit of a

thrill, isn't it?

Being back.

Wee tingle.

Aye. Something like that.

You know the courthouse

is only a few streets away?

What's at the courthouse?

The rot at the core of

the whole moldy peach.

It's the seat of their

corrupt British legal system.

And Mommy blew it up.

We're, uh We're almost ready.

Mm-hmm.

Dolours, are you drinking?

- Oh, do you mean tonight?

- I mean right now.

Oh, Jesus Christ, Marian.

You know, it's lemonade.

Go ahead and look

in the bathroom mirror.

It's better lighting.

All right.

sh*t.

- Dolours.

- Hey, hey, hey. Here. Here.

Right, Dotes.

I think I'm gonna head out

soon. I have to teach tomorrow.

Do you ever think there are

things that we shouldn't have done?

What kinds of things?

Well, you know, it's

like any artist's career.

You have your

hits if you're lucky,

and then the other bits that

you'd rather not talk about.

And sometimes I wonder

if were they, strictly

speaking, all kosher.

I don't think about it.

I've confidence in

my sense of judgment.

I've confidence in your sense

of judgment. Or usually I do.

- You do?

- Yes.

Why, Dotes I

can't do this tonight.

Things happen in w*r.

I don't think it does anybody

any good to be neurotic.

Honestly, love.

If our mother could

see you now

Red velvet, sneaking

your vodka in the bathroom,

every opportunity in the world to

get your sh*t together and failing

Well, I think she'd be

a wee bit embarrassed.

Okay.

That was mean.

Why are you wearing

lipstick to church

when Jesus doesn't

care what you look like?

Because mass isn't just

about Jesus, sweetheart.

I don't wear lipstick to pray.

Then what's it all about?

It's about looking pretty

for all the oul grannies.

Come on. Get your shoes on.

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

We give thanks to

the Lord, our God.

It is right to give

thanks and praise.

I dwell a c*ptive

in this heart ♪

Inflamed with love ♪

Those are for visitors, please.

'Tis here I live

alone in peace ♪

And constant joy is mine ♪

It is the heart of

God's own Son ♪

In His humanity ♪

f*ck youse all.

Here like the

dove within the Ark ♪

Securely I repose ♪

Father.

Do you have a minute?

Helen.

Uh, please.

How's the family?

How's your brother Mickey?

I haven't seen him

around in a while.

Uh, we haven't seen much of

each other to be honest, Father.

I'm sure he's fine. Um

You know I see the people who took

my mother now and again in the church.

They're members

of this congregation.

We've talked about it before.

Too many times, maybe.

I'm aware of what

you remember, Helen.

Yes, well, the the soloist

today. He was one of them.

And I-I don't think

it's appropriate

that he should be given a

leadership role in the church.

That's not a leadership role.

To stand up there in front of everybody

when he's done the things he's done.

He has a fine voice, Helen.

And this was many years ago.

If he's gonna

sing in your choir,

I think the least you can do is

tell me if he's ever said anything.

- Said anything?

- About my mother.

I think the least I

deserve is to know.

What my congregants say to me,

Helen, is a matter of confidentiality.

Not in choir practice.

- Helen

- He was in my mother's flat, Father.

My brother swears he saw him,

and excuse me for speaking

like this, but he f*cking knows.

What is this compulsion, Helen?

It's a compulsive

strain in your brain.

The church teaches to forgive,

and you stew. You fester.

You have to let

this obsession go.

No one is keeping

anything from you.

No one knows the answers.

Do you know, Father?

I'm looking out for your safety.

These are not the sort of

people you mess about with.

Yeah.

Brendan.

Welcome back, my friend.

Look at this tweed,

Ger, you poncy wee f*ck.

Sure, I don't want to take up too much

of your time. I just wanted to thank you.

You know, for the job offer.

I know [sighs] a political

office is something a bit different.

You know who you

should really hire is my aunt.

She voted 36 times for you.

I'm gonna pretend

I didn't hear that.

Mr. Adams,

we've to leave for

the interview in five.

Just give me two

minutes, would you?

Hey, uh,

I've seen some of

the TV appearances.

It's just, you know--

It's just a lot of theater.

Well, it's hard to tell what's

real and what's not, you know?

You know, Brendan

I can't be completely honest.

They'd throw me back in jail.

I know, but some of

the men are skeptical.

They're worried you're

sitting down with moderates.

Well, you'll put in a good

word among them, won't you?

The men always liked you

better than they liked me.

You know, uh,

you told me once I was

in danger of being too soft.

I worry, Gerry.

I worry that it's actually you.

Brendan, everything I do,

I'm doing to win the w*r.

Every interview. Every time I sit

down with people who despise me--

But the chair that

you're sitting in--

- Let me finish.

- The chair you're in,

you're sitting there because

of guys like us, though.

That's my point. Right?

It's the guys still in prison. The

people who have f*cking died.

You're not a normal politician, like,

you built your house on their backs.

On what they accomplished.

What they accomplished, Dark?

What we accomplished

had its limits.

How many bombs and nobody's

listening? Nothing's changed.

But do you know why they

are listening to you now, Gerry?

They're listening now

because they're scared of you.

You know why

they're scared of you?

They're scared of you

'cause of guys like me.

And that's not

normal in politics.

Rest assured, Brendan,

I am very well attuned to the

nature of my own political credibility.

Good.

Then you know you need us.

Brendan,

I need you to trust.

I'm doing this for you.

God, grant me the serenity to

accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to

change the things I can,

and the wisdom to

know the difference.

All right. Good morning.

Our theme for today is regret.

Would anyone like to share?

Yes. Dolours.

Well, it's

Well, it feels funny for

me being in this group.

Because the

things that I regret,

I did them while I was sober.

So, that's not the reason

why I feel like drinking.

I feel like drinking because

our country is under occupation.

- Uh, we--

- I know. I know. Sorry.

Forgive me.

No politics.

I feel like drinking

this week in particular

because of my friend, Joe.

You know, I'm-I'm very sorry that

you have all gone through divorces

and, you know, that must

be traumatizing for you

You know, truly, I'm sorry.

But the things I've done

most of you could

never imagine doing.

My friend My

friend Joe, he-he died.

I didn't k*ll him.

But I may have

facilitated his death.

- Uh

- Oh, right. Yeah.

Sorry. [stutters] You

don't need to know.

Yes.

Just his family, uh

Well, they have no idea

what happened to him.

As far as they know,

he just disappeared.

And that weighs heavy on me.

It makes feel like drinking.

You know, I've been thinking

a lot about it this week.

Could I have done

things different?

And I used to

think absolutely not.

But now

Anyways, sorry.

That's me done.

Hey, Dolours, do

you have a second?

Mm-hmm.

I just wanted to touch base. Um,

you know, we're here to

be your support system,

but I do have to let you know

that any information you share,

if any of it resembles a crime,

then you don't have legal protections.

- If someone--

- But I-I thought this was all anonymous.

Yes, but legally,

it's complicated.

- But I didn't do it--

- I don't want an explanation. Just

Everyone here has their

own opinion. Remember that.

And we're responsible

for keeping everyone safe.

Including you. Yeah?

Course. Yeah.

So, if you need

that kind of help,

I would suggest

finding another outlet.

I'm sorry.

Lads, lads. We bit of

attention here, please.

I have a very special

treat for you this morning.

A guest lecturer has been

kind enough to speak with us.

You all know her work.

Now, telling you how to safely

dispose of your nitrobenzene.

Lads, Marian Price.

Is he here?

Aye. That's him. In the corner.

All right, Coleman. How are you?

I appreciate your

willing to talk to us.

It's not easy to find

people who are reasonable.

Yeah, well. I haven't been active in

ages. So I don't know how much help I'll

I'd be putting that away.

I'm not putting away

my mother's picture.

Suit yourself.

I just want to know

what they did to her.

Did she suffer? Did

they do it right away?

I mean, we got this postcard,

years ago, when

we were children.

My sister thinks they sent

her to England, maybe,

that she might

still be living there.

Probably not.

The f*ck would they do

that to a bunch of kids?

Send us postcards

pretending she's alive.

Look [sighs] I can't tell you

anything you don't already know.

There was a whole

chain of command to this,

and I was younger.

Absolute bottom

of the totem pole.

Sorry to waste your time.

I'm so f*cking sick of this.

- You were being too pushy.

- I was not being pushy.

Lower your voice.

I was trying to give him

something that he could respond to.

He didn't know anything.

He knew something.

Everyone knows something.

They're all f*cking complicit.

- Do you want to get out of here?

- No, I want a drink.

Our next guest

president of Sinn Féin.

Twice elected member

of the British Parliament.

- Murray?

- Aye.

Can I get a double

and a single whiskey?

He's now involved in the search

for peace in Northern Ireland.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Gerry Adams.

Mr. Adams,

how do you react to the fact

that a large number of people

have ferocious animosity and

abhorrence towards you personally

for your part in

the last 25 years?

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

I think I'm a nice guy.

What we have to try and do

is bring about a situation where

we can put all of this behind us.

I will sit down with anyone.

How about the

British government?

I will.

It's the British government

who tortured me. Tried to k*ll me.

And surely, if I'm

willing to do that

I got you a double.

then I can ask those who

hate me to, you know, sit down

- How are you doing?

- and extend the hand of friendship.

I think we can all

agree talking, not k*lling.

That's the only way we will

ever achieve peace on this island.

He said there was

a chain of command.

Aye. That's right.

It was an army.

So there would've had been an order,

right? For what they did to my mother?

I mean, she was a civilian.

There would've been, like,

not a court-martial, but

How high up do you

think it would've gone?

Quite high.

Maybe not GHQ in

Dublin, but Belfast Brigade.

And who was commander of the

Belfast Brigade in December 1972?