Dead Still

Dead Still
Genre	Crime Mystery Period drama
Written by	John Morton
Story by	John Morton Imogen Murphy
Directed by	Imogen Murphy Craig David Wallace
Country of origin	Ireland
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Paul Donovan Christina Jennings
Production companies	Deadpan Pictures Shaftesbury Films
Original release
Network	Acorn TV Citytv
Release	May 15 (2020-05-15) – June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)

Dead Still is a six-part Irish-Canadian television drama series, which premiered on May 18, 2020 on Acorn TV and May 15, 2020 Citytv. ^[1] The series is a co-production between Ireland's Deadpan Pictures and Canada's Shaftesbury Films and is written by John Morton, from a story by John Morton and Imogen Murphy, and directed by Imogen Murphy and Craig David Wallace. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2021 Dead Still was nominated for 7 IFTAs at the 17th Irish Film & Television Awards, including Best Drama and Best Director.

Premise

Dead Still follows Brock Blennerhasset, a well regarded photographer in 1880s Ireland who specialises in memorial portraiture – photographing the recently deceased – as he is drawn into a series of murders which appear to be linked to his work.^{[ original research? ]}

Cast

• Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset ^[1]
• Aidan O'Hare as Frederick Regan, an officer of the D.M.P.
• Eileen O'Higgins as Nancy Vickers, Brock's niece and an aspiring actress ^[4]
• Kerr Logan as Conall Malloy, a gravedigger and Brock's assistant ^[4]
• Jimmy Smallhorne as Cecil Carruthers
• Mark Rendall as Percy Cummins
• Martin Donovan as Bushrod Whacker
• Aoife Duffin as Betty Regan
• Peter Campion as Henry Vickers
• Rhys Dunlop as Ronnie Roper
• Fiona Bell as Abigail Vickers
• Gemma-Leah Devereux as Hanna Dubby
• Patrick FitzSymons as William Glendinning
• Jordanne Jones as Lily Molloy
• Laura Murray as Eva Lambert / The Ghost Queen
• Mary Murray as Aline Lambert
• Lynn Rafferty as Bessie Bulger
• Shane Lennon as Harry Farrelly
• John Morton as Ossie Burke
• Natalia Cooper as Vicenta

Episodes

No.	Title  [5]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date  [6]
1	"Photochemistry"	Imogen Murphy	John Morton	May 18, 2020 (2020-05-18)
2	"Development"	Imogen Murphy	John Morton	May 18, 2020 (2020-05-18)
3	"Daguerreotype"	Imogen Murphy	John Morton	May 25, 2020 (2020-05-25)
4	"Camera Obscura"	Craig David Wallace	John Morton	June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
5	"Snuff"	Craig David Wallace	John Morton	June 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)
6	"Only Memories Remain"	Imogen Murphy	John Morton	June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)

References

1. Yeo, Debra (15 May 2020). "He shoots dead people: Acorn TV's delightful 'Dead Still' blends the macabre art of post-mortem photography with period mystery". Toronto Star . Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
2. Clarke, Stewart (30 May 2020). "Acorn TV, Ireland's RTE Team for Morbidly Comic Drama 'Dead Still'". Variety . Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
3. Keller, Joel (18 May 2020). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dead Still' On Acorn TV, Where A Memorial Photographer Looks Into Murders In Victorian Dublin". Decider . Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
4. Starr, Michael (19 May 2020). "'Dead Still' gives look into creepy world of Victorian-era death photography". The New York Post . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. "Dead Still– Listings". Next Episode. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "Dead Still– Listings". The Futon Critic . Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• Dead Still at IMDb
• Official website
• Dead Still at TV Guide