Children of the North is a British television thriller drama series, written by John Hale, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 30 October 1991.

[1] The series, comprising four episodes, was based on the novel trilogy The Killing of Yesterday's Children, Lonely the Man Without Heroes and A Darkness in the Eye by author M.S.

[citation needed] According to a Sydney Morning Herald review, Malahide's character is "nearing retirement from a shattering life in military intelligence".

The original BBC plotline for the series read, "When two MI6 officers are shot dead in an unmarked car, assassination attempts, money laundering operations and peace talks follow as hitman Martin Deeley (Adrian Dunbar) is simultaneously chased by members of the IRA, the RUC, and the army".

[3] Behind-the-scenes production photos were later uploaded on social media website Pinterest by the owner of the land where part of the series was filmed.