Quirke

5.9IMDb Score
Released:2014-02-16
Genre:Mystery, Drama, Crime
Duration: min
Country:Ireland, United Kingdom
Director:
Actors:Gabriel Byrne, Nick Dunning, Brian Gleeson, Aisling Franciosi, Stanley Townsend
Production:Tyrone Productions, Element Pictures, BBC Drama Productions

Overview:

Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates sudden deaths in 1950s Dublin. His pleasures in life are raw and deep, a drink, a smoke, good food, a woman: With one woman in particular – his adoptive brother's wife Sarah and the forbidden love that has shaped and dominated Quirke's life.

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