06 May 2021 : Nathan Griffin Pauline Turner, Anthony Boyle, Leah McNamara and Alex Ferns in Danny Boy. The 90 minute film for BBC Two sees Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle (Derry Girls) play real-life soldier Brian Wood, who is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the tenacious human rights lawyer Phil Shiner, played by Toby Jones.
The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield - at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy - to the courtroom, and one of Britain’s biggest ever public inquiries, the Al-Sweady Inquiry.
Danny Boy is the gripping true story of a young man’s journey from hero to alleged war criminal, the determined lawyer on his tail, and their search for truth in the fog of war.
North Texas egg farm lands deal with major grocer after winter storm damage
Cedar Ridge Egg Farm lost all 10,500 of its chickens after a storm killed hundreds and stopped the rest from laying eggs.
Some of the hens gather behind the barn where they can drink fresh water and walk freely at Cedar Ridge Free Range farm in Pickton, Texas on Saturday, February 27, 2021.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
A small egg farm in Pickton, Texas, is slowly recovering after February’s winter storm, which decimated much of the agriculture industry in Texas.
Cedar Ridge Egg Farm lost hundreds of chickens after a pipe in one of the barns burst during the freeze, and they had to sell the rest of their birds after they stopped laying eggs following the storm. Now, the farm is back on track thanks to bank loans, donations and a partnership with one of the state’s top grocery chains.
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Anthony Boyle as Brian Wood in the forthcoming BBC drama Danny Boy
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On May 14 2004, just outside of the Iraqi town of Amarah, a patrol of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was ambushed by a Shi’a militia group known as the Mahdi Army. The Brits called for support, which arrived in the form of members of the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales’s Regiment.
In what became known as The Battle of Danny Boy – named after a nearby checkpoint – the British soldiers saw some of the fiercest fighting of the entire Iraq conflict, with Sergeant Brian Wood leading the first bayonet charge in more than a quarter of a century. Wood was later awarded the Military Cross for his role in the battle. By the end of the engagement, 28 insurgents had been killed, while the Brits suffered only a handful of injuries.
Watford was transformed to look like an Iraqi desert for an upcoming BBC Two drama that depicts the realities and repercussions of war. The new feature-length BBC Two battlefield drama Danny Boy was shot in Watford, instead of Iraq, due to the travel restrictions enforced from the pandemic. Written by Bafta-winner Robert Jones (Murder, Party Animals) and directed by Sam Miller (I May Destroy You, Luther), Danny Boy needed a location a little closer than home to depict a warzone. “Sam’s done an incredible job of making it look like Iraq when it was some freezing pitch in Watford,” said leading actor Anthony Boyle, nodding to the director’s visual achievements.