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Should real life court cases be used for TV dramas?

Former Ireland and Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has expressed concern over the planned telev...

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11.43 7 May 2024


Should real life court cases be used for TV dramas?


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11.43 7 May 2024


Former Ireland and Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has expressed concern over the planned television dramatisation of the controversial ­Belfast rape trial. Jackson was found not guilty of rape in 2018 by a Belfast Court which was intensely covered by the media.

But should television entertainment inspired by serious cases be made? Andrea is joined by Barrister and Journalist Aileen Hickie.


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