The Heiress and the Heist

The Heiress and the Heist

First prison birth in Irish history
Season 1
Rose Dugdale's progression from English heiress to IRA militant culminates in the 1974 Russborough House robbery which caused newspaper headlines across the world to call it the largest art robbery of all time.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1

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    July 26, 2023
    45min
    TV-14
    To rebel against her privileged background and family wealth, Rose Dugdale organises the robbery of her family home. The possibility of her committing any further criminal acts is deemed 'extremely remote'... but her radicalisation is only beginning.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2

    July 26, 2023
    45min
    TV-14
    The night of April 26, 1974, Dugdale leads a raid on Russborough House to steal paintings kept in the stunning Palladian mansion. Under her specific instructions, the gang steal 19 works of art from old masters valued at around $90 million today.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3

    July 26, 2023
    49min
    TV-14
    The paintings are recovered and Dugdale is sentenced to prison. Months later, Eddie Gallagher and Marion Coyle kidnap Dutch businessman, Tiede Herrema, to force the release of Dugdale and two other IRA members. After 19 days, Herrema is released.
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