Boyzone's tear-jerking reaction to Stephen Gately's death revisited in heartfelt new documentary

Boyzone: No Matter What follows the highs and lows of the Irish boyband's career and the tragedy of Stephen Gately's sudden death.

The three-part series, to be available on Sky Documentaries and NOW from Sunday (February 2), features archive and new interviews with Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch as well as manager Louis Walsh.

Together, the Irish boyband enjoyed massive success in the UK, with 21 singles in the top 40 and 22 in the Irish charts. They had six UK No.1 singles and nine in Ireland.

The series covered the huge moments of their band, including their reunion and the moment they discovered the sudden death of bandmate and friend Stephen Gately.

In October 2009, Gately was just 33 years old when he passed away in his apartment in Port d'Andratx, Majorca. He died due to a pulmonary oedema caused by an undiagnosed heart condition.

In the third episode of the new documentary series, Ronan Keating recalled he received a call from solicitor Gerald Kean, who informed him about Gately's death.

Ronan, in shock, responded: "Stephen who?" and the solicitor confirmed: "Stephen Gately".

A clearly emotional Ronan said: "I called Louis and the guys and gave them the news."

Shane Lynch recalled: "It was late - we were in the bar and we were drinking and as I left the crowd, Ronan's voice came louder in my phone.

"He's like 'Steo Steo, he's gone'."

Mikey Graham said: "What our Stephen? He said 'yeah he's gone'.

Keith Duffy recalled: "It just didn't go in - what? No no, not our Stephen."

Shane Lynch told the documentary it was their instinct to get together and grieve as a group in Majorca. Meanwhile, there was a huge press scrum due to the sudden and high-profile death, which was unexplained.

Ronan and the band were also horrified about false stories surrounding Gately's death, including inaccurate claims that his death was linked to sleeping pills and drinking sessions.

Mark Plunkett, Boyzone's manager, said: "Lots of innuendo, lots of chatter around the circumstances around his death. Some of the rubbish that was written was just horrible. "

Stephen died as a result of a heredity heart condition and was deemed to have passed away due to natural causes. The bandmates slept with Gately's coffin the night before the funeral and had one last night together laughing, joking and looking at photos of Stephen.

"He didn't like the cold, he didn't like being alone", Ronan said.

Keith Duffy added: "So we offered to stay the night with him in church to keep him company."

Mikey Graham: "When everybody else left, and it was just the five of us, there was a great sense of peace, of unity.

"I don't want to say sadness because, believe it or not, we had quite a comedic night and the usual joking that used to go on in the very early days when everything was innocent and naive.

"For that night, that emerged."

Gately's funeral was held at St Laurence O’Toole Church in Stephen’s home city of Dublin on October 17, 2009, with 4,000 fans, friends and family and Gately's partner Andrew Cowles in attendance.

Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch all carried his coffin into and out of the church.

The band believed it was right to continue to honour Stephen's memory and carried on performing across the world.

Boyzone's album was released earlier than planned in March 2010 and dedicated the album Brother to Stephen. Gately's vocals featured on Boyzone's final album in a song called I Can Dream.

Boyzone: No Matter What is coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on 2 February.