Based on the books by Benjamin Black (pseudonym of award-winning Irish writer John Banville), Quirke is a new series for BBC One adapted by screenwriters Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson and starring Gabriel Byrne in the title role.
Quirke (we never get to know his Christian name) is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into unexpected places as he uncovers the secrets of sudden death in 1950s Dublin. It’s a rich and smouldering world along whose smoky streets and damp alleys Quirke goes from bars that glimmer with peat fires and whiskey to elegant Dublin houses brimming with sexual tension. It’s a time full of mystery, secrets and intrigue.
Each episode will see him investigate the death of one of the unfortunate souls who end up on his mortuary slab. But as Quirke turns accidental detective he discovers his investigations are often more closely linked to his own life than he could ever have imagined. Little by little he is forced to confront the sins of his past as he peels back the layers of his own tangled family history.
Source: BBC Press Release
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I have not seen an official premiere date, but one article mentioned November as a possibility.
I've been looking forward to this since reading about it early in the year!
ReplyDeleteLove Gabrielle Byrne and tossing in Nick Dunning, Colin Morgan,Michael Gambon and the rest of the cast just adds to the excitement!
I never heard of this till now! Andrew Davies and This Cast + Interesting Premise + Period Piece = Awesome! Will definitely want to see this! I hope BBC America will air it!
ReplyDeleteIF BBC America does not, it feels like a series PBS would air as part of its Mystery! series...
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely excited about this and with a cast as tremendous as this, i will definitely watch it...
ReplyDeleteDo you know if this is the trailer for the whole series or just for the first episode? I hope we'll get to see Colin Morgan (who plays Jimmy Minor in the third episode) in an upcoming trailer...
ReplyDeleteI think it is the first trailer for the series in general (other than the BBC Autumn trailer for multiple series), but it might only show clips from the first episode.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I just do not know.
Thank you for your answer.
ReplyDeletei loved the first season of this series. hopefully more will follow
ReplyDeleteMy TiVo cut off at the near-end of episode 3 just as Quirke was asking his old man to tell him who his mother was. what was the reply, please?
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