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Dublin Murders

Dublin Murders

Everybody is hiding something.

20197.01 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Two detectives are dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin, but as the case of the missing children intensifies, both are forced to confront the darkness that lies in their past.

Created by Ed Guiney
Written by Tana French
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene

Detective Cassandra 'Cassie' Maddox

Killian Scott

Killian Scott

Detective Sgt. Robert 'Rob' Reilly

Peter McDonald

Peter McDonald

Jonathan Devlin

Leah McNamara

Leah McNamara

Rosalind Devlin

Conleth Hill

Conleth Hill

Superintendent O'Kelly

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Detective Frank Mackey

Kathy Monahan

Kathy Monahan

Margaret Devlin

Amy Macken

Amy Macken

Katharine 'Katy' Devlin / Jessica Devlin

Eugene O'Hare

Eugene O'Hare

Detective Quigley

Moe Dunford

Moe Dunford

Detective Sam O'Neill

Themes & Keywords

detectivechild murderhomicidedublin, irelandforestpolicewoodsmurderflashbackcrime scenedark pasthomicide detectivesecret past1980sloss of childdeath of a childhomicide investigation

About Dublin Murders

Dublin Murders is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of detective, child murder, homicide, dublin, ireland, forest, police. Created by Ed Guiney, it stars Sarah Greene, Killian Scott, Peter McDonald. Two detectives are dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin, but as the case of the missing children intensifies, both are forced to confront the darkness that lies in their past.

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