AFTER BRAVEHEART ***New Two-Part Series***

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Broadcast Details: Thursday 15th January, 10.15pm

Ever wondered what happened after the epic events that are portrayed in the Hollywood movie Braveheart? This riveting two=part docudrama series reveals the untold story of how a Scottish king tried to drive the English out of Ireland in 1315.

Braveheart ends with the Battle of Bannockburn, in which the Scots finally defeat their English oppressors. This monumental victory, claimed by Scotland’s king Robert Bruce 700 years ago, should have ensured Scottish freedom – but it didn’t. Even after Bannockburn, Robert Bruce and his brother Edward remained uneasy about the threat of a renewed English invasion. The best form of defence was attack. In a real-life “Game of Thrones”, they decided to invade Ireland and make Edward high king there. In this way they would unite the Celtic nations and drive the hated English back to their homeland. Now for the first time, these dramatic events will be explored onscreen in a 2 x 1 hour docudrama starring Clive Russell (Game of Thrones, Ripper Street) as Robert Bruce, Douglas Russell (Let Us Prey, Valhalla Rising) as Edward Bruce, and Stuart McMillan as the Scottish soldier Maon.

Dramatic scenes featuring these actors are combined with visceral drama re-enactments and innovative CGI to bring the harsh and violent medieval world to life. This is a story of two Celtic nations, a shared heritage and a forgotten war that could have changed the course of history.

The series has been produced for RTÉ, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland under a joint initiative launched in 2012 to fund television programmes of interest to viewers in all three territories. The series is also funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision II Funding Scheme and Section 481, Ireland’s Film Investment Scheme.

A co-production between Ireland’s Tile Films and Scotland’s Caledonia TV, it will be broadcast in 2015 to coincide with the 700th anniversary of the Bruce Invasion. The series is produced by multi award winning producer Stephen Rooke (Saving the Titanic, Waterways) and directed by multi IFTA winner Maurice Sweeney (Saving the Titanic, Cromwell in Ireland). ‘This really is one of the untold stories of Irish and Scottish history,’ Stephen Rooke said. ‘Not many people know that the Scots once invaded Ireland.  And even fewer are aware that the last High King of Ireland was a Scotsman.’