Dead and Buried (TV series)

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Dead and Buried
Created by Colin Bateman
Screenplay byColin Bateman
Directed by Laura Way
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producer
  • Colin Bateman
Production companies
  • Virgin Media Television
  • BBC Studios
  • All3Media
  • Three River Fiction
  • Vico Films
Original release
Network Virgin Media Television
Release2 September (2024-09-02) 
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)

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.

Contents

Premise

A young mum Cathy (Scholey) bumps into the man, Michael (Morgan), convicted of murdering her brother 20 years previously. [1]

Cast

Production

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

The series was made available in the UK on BBC iPlayer from 2 September 2024. [7]

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