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2nd October 2017
08:24pm BST

Just caught up on last night's #Victoria. Surprisingly honest portrayal of the Irish Famine Thank you @VictoriaSeries!
— Kelly-Marie Savage (@Kelly_Marie87) October 2, 2017
Daisy Goodwin, who can be credited with writing Victoria's plotlines, also took to social media and said there is 'ignorance' in the United Kingdom regarding the true events of the Great Irish Famine.So much I never knew about the Irish potato famine. Few dramas would dare tell it so honestly. I wept tonight watching #Victoria
— Anne Sharples (@annakristina95) October 1, 2017
The ignorance in U.K if what happened in the Famine is shocking #Victoria #lessonsofhistory
— Daisy Goodwin (@DaisyGoodwin) October 1, 2017
Daisy is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Dr Robert Traill, a real-life figure who campaigned to help people during the Famine and Daisy was able to pay tribute to him by including him in last night's episode.Attitudes to Potato Famine in U.K. Classic example of #victimblaming #victoria
— Daisy Goodwin (@DaisyGoodwin) October 1, 2017
It's clear that it had a major impact on people watching, as you'll see from the below tweets.RIP Dr Traill, your efforts were not forgotten. #Victoria pic.twitter.com/mhDol3OJV0
— Official Victoria (@VictoriaSeries) October 1, 2017
I'd imagine the story of the #Irishfamine will be a first for many in the UK, the unspoken genocide #Victoria
— Clar Ni Fhearail (@clarefarrell) October 1, 2017
#Victoria , the famine episode.
The saddest so far and probably my favorite of all. ?? Amazing script and direction. Great acting from JC. — PRINCE MIGZ (@DakinTanner) October 2, 2017
Great episode of #Victoria about the brutal Irish potato famine.
— Poshaudrey (@Poshaudrey) October 1, 2017
The Irish potato famine.....heartbreaking.....& hard to believe the heartlessness of those who did nothing to stop it #Victoria
— Estella Joyce??♀️ (@LelJoyce) October 1, 2017
Main image via Twitter: VictoriaSeriesStark reminder of the horrific famine the Irish had to suffer. Amazingly portrayed with brutal enlightenment #victoria
— Carly Marsh (@HopsonMarsh) October 1, 2017
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