A ‘poignant and shocking’ drama set during the Troubles is coming to Channel 4 this evening.

First released on Disney+ late last year, Say Nothing is based on the New York Times best-selling book of the same name by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Told across nine-episodes, the series spans four decades in Northern Ireland during the Troubles – which lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998 – and its aftermath.

The first episode will be shown tonight at 9pm on C4, with the second and third airing tomorrow.

The story begins with the disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.

As the synopsis explains: ‘Telling the story of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, Say Nothing explores the extremes som

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