Episode 1
A time of relative peace in Northern Ireland escalates to full-blown conflict. When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
Episode 2
A deeply segregated society emerges as the violence escalates, the British Army beds down and paramilitary groups police many working-class areas.
Episode 3
The impact of the hunger strikes is seen through the eyes of three women. Tit-for-tat killings, car bombs, and assassinations are now part of everyday life in Northern Ireland.
Episode 4
Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.
Episode 5
There have been many false dawns in the conflict, but finally the desire for change propels the possibility of peace for the next generation.