Tell Me How It Happened(2007)

Tell Me How It Happened is a Portuguese television drama that follows the Lopes family through the final years of the Estado Novo regime. Originally broadcast on RTP1 from 2007 to 2011, the series chronicles the everyday struggles and triumphs of this middle-class household as Portugal undergoes profound political and social change. After an eight-year hiatus, the show returned in 2019 with a sixth season that shifts the narrative into the 1980s, picking up as the family enters 1984. The revival continues exploring how ordinary people navigate extraordinary times, blending intimate family dynamics with the broader historical backdrop of post-dictatorship Portugal. Tell Me How It Happened offers a window into Portuguese life during one of the nation's most transformative periods.