10 Real-Life Events Which Need To Become TV Shows

While the limited television serial The Hanging Gale (1995) did chart the effects of the Irish Famine on one family, the series consisted of just four episodes, providing only a limited insight into the many lives affected by this tragically turbulent period of history.

A more expansive series, which could examine the multi-faceted causes and consequences of the Great Famine, would be equally fascinating and heart-wrenching. While a film might be able to portray the impacts of the Famine on a central protagonist, a TV series would be able to provide an engrossing, in-depth look at the effects the potato blight had on various strata of society.

A series could also trace the multi-generational consequences of the famine, investigating the immigration of Irish families to Britain and America, and the tragedies and hostilities many faced on their journeys and upon arrival.