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.
HERO S ORDEAL
I’d rather face enemy fire again than relive trial that branded me a war criminal, says Iraq hero Brian Wood
Rod McPhee
Updated: 8:31 ET, May 4 2021
BRIAN WOOD didn’t hesitate to charge into a hail of bullets and grenades to save his Army comrades in the Iraqi desert yet for doing so, he was branded a war criminal.
During a terrifying three hours, the bloody Battle of Danny Boy saw the 23-year-old Lance Corporal and his men overcome an enemy that had them outgunned and outnumbered.
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Brian Wood s story is told in new one-off BBC2 drama Danny BoyCredit: BBC