Dear Sarah - drama outlining Sarah Conlon's fight for justice for Giuseppe and Gerard
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2020
- Made for TV drama outlining the suffering of Sarah Conlon as she fought to clear the name of her husband Giuseppe and her son Gerard. Gerard Conlon was one of the Guildford Four and Giuseppe travelled to London to help clear his name - only to be arrested and incarcerated until his death. This video pre-dates the oscar nominated "In the name of the father" covering the same story. This has been in my attic for 30 years and only the first five seconds or so are missing (Sarah in a café in London circa 1976 whilst visiting her husband in jail).
I only ever witnessed my father crying twice in his life. In 1983 after my grandmother died of leukaemia and again in 1989 when the Guildford 4 were released. I was only 14 at the time. Remembering his tears of agony and then tears of happiness.
That's very profound Pammy, it was certainly an emotional occasion, as was the release of the Birmingham 6. I only ever saw my mother cry three times and one of those was on Nelson Mandela's release in 1990.
I hear you !!....broke my heart as a wein seeing my parents crying .
I'd just like to thank you for posting this John. I lost my copy to wear and tear many years ago when the tape snapped. Thanks again.
You are very welcome.
The chief investigators should have been arrested and put away for the same time for a stitch up. What a utter disgrace that this gets swept under the carpet.
Not one of them were ever brought to justice.. At least with the Birmingham 6 the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad were discredited and disbanded.
Discredited and disbanded - but never prosecuted because (and I quote) it would not have been possible for them to get a fair trial. It stinks.
A welldone depiction of the injustice involving Giuseppe conlon guildford 4
Not to mention the Mcgurie seven, Judith Ward, the Birmingham Six and Lord knows how many others..
Yesbetter than in the name of the father
@MarieCassidy-zd8sc more true to the facts I'd say
@@jamesmurray6145 here here
The police,prosecutors,judge`s and the government all knew from the beginning that these lads were all innocent leaving the real bombers free to continue their bombings with devastating result in my opinion this was a more spectacular crime in itself
The provos even said they done it and wrong people are jailed even the bomber got nicked for something Else said it was him
its a shame there are thousands of similar cases in the uk, current and historic
@@sybennett1179 It was the Balcombe Street IRA gang who bombed Guildford. They admitted it.
. And all over the. world
What gross injustice, thank you for this, may the descendants of Giuseppe Conlon be proud of him. May all involved in this injustice will be tried and found wanting soon.
Thank you for the upload bought tears to my eyes thank you 🙏
Thanks for uploading this. i've wanted to see this for many years.
You are very welcome Stephen.
Same, thanks @@JohninRosc
@@user-fy6xv6xw7n You're welcome.
This breaks my heart 😭💔
Really enjoyed this.
Wow only found this today. I had no idea it existed. Brilliant.
@JohninRosc Thanks for having uploaded this film.
You're welcome
amazing thank you for the upload. this is Dear Sarah (1990).
Glad you enjoyed it
This is very hard to watch as an Irish man. The Brit's did'nt care if they were innocent or not even after the arrest of the Balcombe street A.S.U of the IRA told the British police that they were responsible for the Attacks in Guildford and several other nail bombings etc etc. They basically just did'nt care and as far as they were concerned they were all guilty , The Judge who convicted Gerry Conlon & Paul Hill told them and I qoute ' It is a pity you were not charged with treason to the crown , A charge which carry's the death penalty and a conviction to which I would have had No Difficulty in passing'. This injustice will always be remembered because it happened to the innocent six Irishmen who became known as the Birmingham six and they were not released until the mid 90's. The British legal system should have the word JUSTICE taken from it all together , Because they tried to charge a wee girl from Dublin in 1999 because she was wearing a gold necklace which had the shape of the country of Eire. She was dragged from her job in the middle of the day and held without trial for months in a maximum security prison , where she was strip searched every hour and she was beaten if she did'nt comply by the male screws. When after spending over a year & a half in Jail awaiting trial , She finally got a date for the following week. Within an hour she was convicted...All on the basis that the gold necklace which the pendant was the country of Ireland , Was supposed to represent that she was a member of the 32 county sovereignty committee. She spent a further 18 months in prison until she was released on ankle tag to a Christian hostel beside the coast of Devon. She remained there until released , Then moved to Cornwall were she met a man who happened to be working with the Royal Navy...They got married and have a child...Typical british legal system getting it wrong again , I mean lets face the fact that no self respecting Irish Republican is going to have anything to do with a royal navy guy , But hey...What would I know I just happen to live in a country that has the Northern part of it still under British Occupation...!! Well all I have to say about that is in my native tounge...Tiocfaidh Ar La...!! Saoradh...!! Saoirse...!! Oglaigh Na hEireann...!! Erin Go Bragh...!!
🥰 totally horrendous
John , thanks for posting . As 18 year olds after the hunger strike this could have happened to any of us
You are welcome.
Well done!
the compensation they got was even more then a slap in the face
we will never forget or forgive
Spent some fine time in Didsbury, Manchester, with Paddy Rocks (Gerry), a top lad and a fine actor. I hope you're well, Paddy Lad. Much love from Manchester.
yes the truth always come out but at a cost
elvis costellos rarest track at the end - never released to my knowledge - ballad of reading gaol
Poor man died in a British prison. Absolutely disgusting. Rip Gerry and Giuseppe respect ❤️
May God forgive them corrupt police and Government
Nothing has changed.
May they suffer the guilt of what they did. And didn't even have the decency to quash the convictions when they knew they were wrongful. They had No respect for these innocent people
another thing no one told the public patrick mcguire the husband of annie mcguire was a loyal british soldier and giuseppe conlan was in the royal marines british justice there is none
Didn’t know that
They couldn’t care less. Even Carol Richardson was English and they still convicted her. At the time they were under immense pressure to bang people up for the crime and once they convicted Gerry all those associated in providing Gerry with an alibi or were connected with Gerry were also convicted.
@@susanwaugh3885 carol Richardson sadly passed away did you know she was 17 when she went to prison and diddnt get out in her early 30s.
There's a heartbreaking video on youtube of a Gerry Conlon speech where he pays tribute to Carol and talked about the anguish she suffered.
It wasn't the jury's fault, and I blame the provos as much as anybody
Is there any way that I could get a copy of this?
Hi Bronagh, can I assume you are related to Anne - Gerry's late sister? Would you be known by MOJO in Glasgow? In which case I can send them an SD card with this film on it and they can forward to you. Please let me know. Best regards, John
@@JohninRosc hi! Yes I am Ann’s daughter! Yes I know Cathy and that in MOJO but I wouldn’t be in contact with them unfortunately.
@@bronaghmckernan118 Hi Bronagh, I'm trying to think of a way of getting contact details for you without you or I having to put email addresses or mail addresses on here publicly. Can you suggest another way? I was sorry to hear of your mother's sad death - she had some very tough times God love her (you all did)!
@@bronaghmckernan118 do you remember Davy loughran gerrrys cousin. I knew gerry well
@@JohninRosc no I actually can’t think of another way! Thank you tho!
I watched tbe raid filmed . A hose made rain . Cyprus st was on the wall of oxmantown road
Appalling act by the British "judiciary" and govt, any Paddy would do, and there where many many more in Ireland who where jailed wrongly.
Kilmainham Gaol used in both films
As an Irish person before you pass on it is essential to take a tour of both Kilmainhan and Glasnevin Cemetery.. Dont just leave it to the tourists 🇮🇪
@@user-fy6xv6xw7n Arbour hill too brilliant places to visit
@@carsieplg yes, you are totally right.. Have gone there too, poignant
@@user-fy6xv6xw7n Milltown cemetery in Belfast is pretty sobering as well.
@@JohninRosc I will make it my business to go when these lockdowns end 👍
God love him
A terrible mistake what an understatement totally wrong g RIP x
DES BRAIDEN is in the cast but l don't see him...Do you know why?
He is the assistant governor - is that not him coming into Gerard's cell at 1.09 to say it's not possible for him to see his father's body?
A more sanguine but far better movie than In the Name of the Father, very watchable take on a terrible era for British Justice.
100% better than the film, in the name of the father!!!! Why do they always get this so wrong.
In the Nane of the Father, didn't scratch the surface
What age was Giuseppe when he died?
56
Frank Scuse the forensic expert is burning in hell.
Terry Flood
With a bit of luck, he is. Gerry Conlon et al went out the front door. Scuse, the scurrilous fecker, skedadled out the back door. Wouldn't answer any questions from journalists who had been expecting the boys to come out the back door.
Having been incarcerated in England I got talking to a catholic priest about the conflict I then mentioned Argentina we kicked there arses there A I was shocked that he was proud of britian TAL
He may have been a British army chaplain
The Prime Minister in Dublin , you mean the Taoiseach
Bridies a babe
Ricky Tomlinson as the Prison Gard.