Dead and Buried (TV series)
| Dead and Buried | |
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| Created by | Colin Bateman |
| Screenplay by | Colin Bateman |
| Directed by | Laura Way |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Virgin Media Television |
| Release | 2 September – 23 September 2024 |
Dead and Buried is a Virgin Media Television and BBC Northern Ireland Television drama series starring Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan. Created by Colin Bateman, it is a four-part adaptation of his play Bag for Life. It is directed by Laura Way.
Premise
[edit]A young mum Cathy (Scholey) bumps into the man, Michael (Morgan), convicted of murdering her brother 20 years previously.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Annabel Scholey as Cathy
- Colin Morgan as Michael
- Kerri Quinn
- Owen Roe
- Waj Ali
- Niamh Walsh
- Michael Hanna
- Declan Rodgers
- Joanne Crawford
Production
[edit]In January 2024, the series was revealed to be in production for Virgin Media Television and BBC One, with Colin Bateman executive producer on the adaptation of his stage play Bag For Life under the title Dead and Buried with Laura Way directing the four-part series and Colin Morgan and Annabel Scholey set in the lead roles.[2] The series is produced by All3Media with Three River Fiction and Vico Films, with support from Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Coimisiún na Meán.[3]
In January 2024, it was reported that joining Morgan and Scholey in the cast would be Kerri Quinn, Waj Ali, Owen Roe and Niamh Walsh.[4]
Filming was underway in Northern Ireland in January 2024 with filming also taking place in the Republic of Ireland.[5][6]
Broadcast
[edit]The series was made available in the UK on BBC iPlayer from 2 September 2024.[7]
It was released on Stan in Australia on 7 October 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Craog, David (22 January 2024). "The Split and Humans stars lead cast of BBC thriller Dead and Buried". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Stedman, Emily (22 January 2024). "Doc Martin writer's new BBC thriller Dead and Buried confirms cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Clinton, Orlaith (22 January 2024). "Filming of new psychological thriller Dead and Buried to take place in Northern Ireland". Belfast Live. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Jacob, Liana (22 January 2024). "Dead and Buried BBC: West Yorkshire actor Annabel Scholey known for The Split, The Serial Killer's Wife and The Salisbury Poisonings to star in new psychological thriller series filmed in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Brett (22 January 2024). "Dead and Buried: Filming begins on new BBC psychological thriller by Colin Bateman". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sison, John (27 June 2024). "BBC release sneak peek for new psychological thriller created by Co Down man". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Warner, Sam (23 August 2024). "The Split star's new drama Dead And Buried confirms release date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Stan: What's New For 7 October". streambly. Retrieved 16 October 2024.