Manners McDade’s Roger Goula Scores New BBC Film 'Mother’s Day'

Directed by Fergus O’Brien, Mother’s Day is a new 90-minute feature from the writer of Broken, Nick Leather and is based on the aftermath of the 1993 Warrington Bombings.

It stars Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland) as two mothers on opposite sides of the Irish sea who are brought together through the tragedy on 20th March 1993, which killed two young children and injured dozens.

McClure plays Susan McHugh, the real-life Dubliner who organised one of the largest peace rallies in Irish history in the wake of the bombing, while Maxwell Martin stars as Wendy Parry, whose 12-year-old son Tim lost his life in the attack.

The documentary drama tells the true story of the response to two separate terrorist attacks by the IRA in Warrington, Cheshire (1993), actions which led to a Dublin peace rally organised by McHugh and attended by thousands. The film marks 25 years since the protest.

Roger Goula has worked on a number of projects for film and TV including Bryn Higgin’s ‘Access All Areas’, BBC feature documentary ‘Diana: 7 days’, as well as BBC drama documentary ’Against The Law’, starring Daniel Mays. Roger's debut album ‘Overview Effect’ was the first release from label Cognitive Shift Recordings, a collaborative imprint from Manners McDade Music Publishing and One Little Indian Records. 

The film is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.