Spoilers ahead Lola Petticrew and Maxine Peake lead the cast of historical drama series Say Nothing . Based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, the series follows the true story of sisters Dolours (Lola Petticrew) and Marian Price (Hazel Doupe), who grew up in Belfast during the Troubles and became volunteers in the Irish Republican Army. READ MORE: The best TV shows of 2024.
.. so far! The series spans multiple decades and centres around the disappearance of Jean McConville, who was kidnapped and murdered by the IRA in 1972.
Say Nothing is created by Josh Zetumer for FX, and is available on Disney+ in the UK. Other cast members include Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Michael Colgan. What happened to Jean McConville in Say Nothing ? ‘Say Nothing’ covers the Troubles in Ireland CREDIT: FX/Disney Jean McConville was abducted and killed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) for allegedly passing information to British forces.
In the penultimate episode, her body is discovered, over 30 years after she originally disappeared in 1972. While no one has ever been charged for her murder, the series depicts events based on the findings of Say Nothing’s author Patrick Radden Keefe. According to Keefe and the show, Dolours doesn’t share any details about McConville’s death on the Belfast Project tape recordings because she is protecting her sister, Marian, as she was the one who fired the gun.
In the final episode, Dolours, Marian and Pat are present at the murder, after the men who.