▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁film , ▁He at . ▁ ▁Vincent ▁Leo ▁Martin ▁H anna ▁( 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁television ▁journalist ▁f amed ▁for ▁his ▁coverage ▁of ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by - e lections . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H anna ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Catholic ▁background ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B elf ast . ▁His ▁father , ▁Frank , ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁solic itor ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Storm ont ▁Parliament . ▁All ▁five ▁of ▁Frank ' s ▁children ▁would ▁also ▁become ▁law y ers . ▁H anna ▁had ▁a ▁distinguished ▁education ▁which ▁included ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin , ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁University ▁of ▁B elf ast , ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁industrial ▁inj uries ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁cases . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁H anna ' s ▁fre el ance ▁journal ism ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁editor ▁Harold ▁Evans , ▁who ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁industrial ▁relations ▁correspond ent . ▁He ▁emb rac ed ▁his ▁new ▁career ▁with ▁an ▁enthus ias m ▁that ▁ir rit ated ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁less ▁committed ▁colle agues . ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁Current ▁Affairs ▁department ▁in