Star Trek: 10 Biggest Historical Events That Never Happened

In 1990, Melinda Snodgrass wrote the script for The High Ground, the episode of The Next Generation that predicted the re-unification of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. When the story was in development, Ireland was not the intended example.

Late into the writing stage, Snodgrass was informed that she had to include a line alluding to Irish unification, specifically in 2024. At the time, thirty four years seemed a long way off - so little consideration was given to the impact of this single line.

Writing in 2024, Ireland is perhaps closer to unifying than it was in 1990, though is still a divided island. This article was written in September, so there is of course still time for that to change, however unlikely that may be.

The inclusion of the line saw the episode banned from RTÉ, where it has never been shown, and from the BBC, where it has since been shown in truncated form.