'Shoot to Kill' (Written by Michael Eaton/Directed by a Peter Kosminsky) was a highly controversial drama documentary depicting the circumstances of the police enquiry led by police chief, John Stalker, into the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) amid allegations that they were operating a shoot-to-kill policy when confronted with potential terrorists.
TP was cast as the RUC chief, Sir John Hermon, in a rather unnerving role given that the subject was still very much alive. A point brought home when Hermon successfully pressed for damages at the drama's depiction of him.
Critical reaction to 'Shoot to Kill' very much mirrored the political fault lines that the screenplay sought to portray with strident accusations of bias coming from the unionist community and accusations of trial-by-televsion, however the respected Broadcasting Press Guild named it as their Best Single Drama of 1990.
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