Anthony Boyle: Say Nothing inspired family discussions on the Troubles

Anthony Boyle won the rising star gong at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards. Picture: Ian West/PA

Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle has said Troubles drama Say Nothing led to conversations between children and the parents “who went through it”.

The Disney+ series, an adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling book, spans four decades and starts in the 1970s, where the show follows members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) while also weaving in interviews that took place years later.