Say Nothing: Patrick Radden Keefe on adapting his book on the Troubles into a series on Disney+

Patrick Radden Keefe tells Esther McCarthy how he was persuaded to convert his factual account into a streaming drama 
Say Nothing: Patrick Radden Keefe on adapting his book on the Troubles into a series on Disney+

Lola Petticrew as Dolours Price in Say Nothing, on Disney+.

Four decades of The Troubles in Northern Ireland are brought to life in Say Nothing, a new series based on the best-selling book by Patrick Radden Keefe. Featuring a large Irish cast that includes Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, the series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, abducted from her home in 1972. The series also focuses on Dolours Price and her involvement with the IRA. 

Now adapted into a nine-part series on Disney+, Say Nothing was released to widespread critical acclaim and became a bestseller. The author is also an executive producer on the series. Keefe says he first became interested in telling the story of The Troubles after reading about the death of Price.

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