Clara Gaspar
Updated: May 4 2021, 6:12 ET
DANNY Boy is the BBC s new feature length drama which tells the story of a hero s ordeal after
being wrongly accused of war crimes.
The harrowing story recounts the events of one of Britain s biggest-ever public inquiry.
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Is BBC Two s Danny Boy based on a true story?
Yes! Danny Boy tells the true story of Brian Wood, a solider falsely accused of murder after risking his life in Iraq.
The Former Colour Sergeant is a real-life solider who served in one of the fiercest battles of the Iraq war, the Battle of Danny Boy in 2004.
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Soldier Brian Wood received the Military Cross for bravery while serving in Iraq, but nine years later found himself branded a murderer and embroiled in one of Britain’s biggest ever public enquiries.
Danny Boy, a new one-off drama from the BBC, will explore Wood’s true story, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child star Anthony Boyle taking on the role of the veteran falsely accused of war crimes.
Toby Jones will star opposite Boyle as Phil Shiner, the Iraq Historical Abuse Team’s star human rights lawyer who brought the case against Wood as part of the Al-Sweady Inquiry.