Nothing to Declare, the documentary about the two Dublin schoolboys in 1985 who stowed away to New York, is airing on Irish television next week.
The 30-minute film tells the story of Keith Byrne and Noel Murray from Darndale who, when aged 10 and 13, ended up sneaking onto a ferry bound for Holyhead with far-fetched notions of ending up in America to see their hero, B.A. Baracus of The A-Team.
From there, they managed to board a train bound for London and make their way to Heathrow Airport, where they later followed a stranger onto an Air India flight to New York, convincing airline officials to let them on by telling them that their parents had already boarded.
However, their journey came to an abrupt end when they asked a policeman outside JFK airport in New York for “the way into town”.
"Now 36 years later and for the first time on screen together, Keith and Noel recount their adventure," the plot synopsis for the documentary reads.
"Their story had the Irish nation talking as they created international headlines, however, they reveal the life that followed after the headlines faded. A nostalgic trip of adventure with two men who ran away from home and captured the heart of the nation."
Nothing to Declare will have its Irish TV premiere on RTÉ One on Tuesday, 2 August at 10.30pm.
You can watch the trailer for the documentary below.
Clip via Mixed Bag Media Ltd
Corrie are killing off a legendary character Coronation Street has been a staple of our TV screens for more than 65 years now, so it’s unsurprising that so many characters are close to the population’s heart. From Ken Barlow to Kevin Webster, much of the cast have made it through many a disaster. From murders […]
We’re finally getting an America’s Next Top Model documentary America’s Next Top Model was a huge part of pop culture in the early 2000s, and despite its flaws, the show was one of our favourite things to watch back in the day. It was the drama, the glamour, the icon that is Tyra Banks, and […]
Prue said Bake Off has been a “fabulous part” of her life Prue Leith stepping down as a judge has paved the way for culinary icon Nigella Lawson, who is set to join The Great British Bake Off. According to sources from The Sun, she was ready to sign on the dotted line as popular Prue’s replacement, as contract […]
