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Here are a few useful insights about the BBC Two series. Originally premiering September 4th, 1995, "The Great Famine" stars Ian Gibson. The show spans 1 season(s) and currently holds a 0/100 rating on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 0 registered users.
Need a quick overview of the show? Here’s the plot: "In September 1845, a devastating new plant disease swept across Ireland, destroying the potato crops on which the majority of the people depended. Aid from the British government was too little and too late. Over the subsequent six years, a million Irish people died of starvation and a more than a million others fled abroad in order to escape the ravages of hunger and disease."
