| A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Keoghan | Cormac McDevitt | 5 |
| Charlie Murphy | Elizabeth Butler | 5 |
| Sarah Greene | May Lacy | 5 |
| Laurence O'Fuarain | Desmond Byrne | 5 |
| Andrew Simpson | George Wilson | 5 |
| Michelle Fairley | Dolly Butler | 5 |
| Ian McElhinney | Edward Butler | 5 |
| Perdita Weeks | Vanessa Hammond | 5 |
| Niamh Cusack | Nelly Cosgrove | 5 |
| Ruth Bradley | Frances O'Flaherty | 5 |
| Jack Shepherd | General William Lowe | 5 |
| Ann Skelly | Biddy Lambert | 5 |
| Brian Gleeson | Jimmy Mahon | 5 |
| Barry McGovern | Archbishop William Walsh | 5 |
| Barry Ward | Arthur Mahon | 5 |
| Mark Lambert | Brig. Blackwell / Brig. Blackader | 5 |
| Steve Wall | Detective Coleman | 5 |
| Andrei Alén | Capt. Heathcote | 5 |
| Lalor Roddy | Thomas Clarke | 5 |
| Brian McCardie | James Connolly | 5 |
| Michael Ford-FitzGerald | Harry Butler | 5 |
| Charlie Kelly | Fusilier O'Hanlon | 5 |
| Lydia McGuinness | Peggy Mahon | 5 |
| John Connors | Michael Molloy | 5 |
| Barry Barnes | Constable James O'Brien | 5 |
| Tom Turner | Charles Hammond | 5 |
| Michael Feast | Sir Matthew Nathan | 5 |
| Kieran O'Reilly | Capt. Robert Barton | 3 |
| Jack Hickey | Seán Connolly | 1 |
| Elva Trill | Ms. Esme Quinn | 1 |
| Lynn Rafferty | Prostitute | 1 |
| Norma Sheahan | Sister Patrick | 1 |
| Brendan McCormack | DMP Sergeant | 1 |