Winter Warmer Watchlist - Say Nothing - Miniseries

Say Nothing landed last November on Disney+ and this winter I have focused myself on getting through my watchlists across my streaming subscriptions. Hence the title of this series, Winter Warmer Watchlist.

The historical drama limited series created by Joshua Zetumer is an adaptation of the 2018 book by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Detailing four decades in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

The series follows the lives of people growing up in Belfast in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s during the Troubles, as well as their involvement in the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and inquiries into the Disappeared and particularly the murder of Jean McConville.

Interviews from the Belfast Project are woven into the narrative which also includes depictions of the 1973 Old Bailey bombing and the subsequent hunger strike by the Price sisters, Dolours and Marian.

The cast is lead by, Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, Maxine Peake, Michael Colgan, Kerri Quinn, Stuart Graham, Laura Donnelly, Rory Kinnear, Amy Molloy, Helen Behan, Damien Molony & Judith Roddy.

Say Nothing also follows Gerry Adams as being a senior IRA commander. Adams has always denied any involvement in the IRA. Each episode contains an endnote stating "Gerry Adams has always denied being a member of the IRA or participating in any IRA-related violence."

At the end of episodes 7 to 9 there is an additional disclaimer that "He further denies any involvement in the abduction of Jean McConville."

Episode 9 (the final in the series) depicts Marian shooting Jean McConville. Marian Price has denied any involvement in the death of McConville.

The episode contains an endnote stating "Marian Price also denies any involvement in the murder of Jean McConville." In December 2024, she initiated legal action against the makers of the show for the depiction.

Say Nothing was well made and something I've always wanted to sit down and watch. I was not disappointed. FX make some great series. The currently screening Alien: Earth, Shogun, The Bear and I don't mind me some American Horror Stories.

Next up on Disney+, All Fair, the final four episodes of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox and Reasonable Doubt returns.

See you next time!