Perhaps more than an actor raised outside of Belfast, Petticrew was able to understand on a visceral level what compelled Dolours to commit acts of terrorism. For Doupe, who is just 23 and is from the Republic of Ireland, the Troubles represented less familiar terrain. Still, she was able to relate to Marian, the quiet yet flinty younger sister who looks up to the fiery Dolours. (Doupe and Price play Marian and Dolours as young women; Maxine Peake and Helen Behan play them in middle age.) Perhaps more than anything, "Say Nothing" captures the ideological fervor that often characterizes the very young: Marian was only 17 when many of the events in the series take place, and Dolours barely in her 20s.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 16, 2024 22:06 UTC