Blood on the Dance Floor
5.0/5
Critic Rating
The untold story of the murder of a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997.Belfast 1997. But not just any part of Belfast, gay Belfast. A place you've probably never heard of before. Cigarette smoke, aftershave and expectation fill the air in the only gay bar in the country. Sat having a drink on a night out is Darren Bradshaw. He was just 24 years old when he was shot dead in front of hundreds of people. His brutal murder by terrorists sparked fears of a return to all out violence as the new Labour government under Tony Blair sought to...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Patricia Nicol • The Times UK • Sep 8, 2024
"(Updated) Key to the success of this gripping series is the empathetic presentation of Jordan Dunbar, a Northern Ireland-raised former drag artist who deftly communicates social, historical and political context — and just how much was at stake — without ever losing the beating heart of this story."
Score: 5
Patricia Nicol • The Times UK • Jun 18, 2023
"For another jolting recognition of how foreign the recent past can seem...The gay, Belfast-raised presenter Jordan Dunbar, who has performed drag in the city, investigates his execution and its impact on a place of deeply entrenched bigotries offered a brighter future with the Good Friday agreement."
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Apr 29, 2023
"The consequences stick with you. This six-part series gradually builds the world in which such a horrible murder could take place; and how its remnants remain, as a murderer continues to walk free."
