First Look: Dead And Buried, BBC

The four-part psychological thriller “Dead and Buried” by Colin Bateman was commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Television in association with All3Media International.

The series stars Annabel Scholey (“The Split,” “The Serial Killer’s Wife,” “The Salisbury Poisonings”), Colin Morgan (“Humans,” “Belfast,” “Merlin”), Kerri Quinn (“Hope Street”), Waj Ali (“Carnival Row”), Owen Roe (“Vikings”), Niamh Walsh (“The Sandman”), Micheal Hanna (“He’ll Have to Go”) and Joanne Crawford (“Blue Lights”).

Produced by Three River Fiction and Vico Films with support from Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Coimisiún na Meán, the series is set on the border and was filmed in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland earlier this year. It will air on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer this autumn.

Outside a supermarket, Cathy (Annabel Scholey) and her young son encounter Michael (Colin Morgan) – the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother 20 years earlier. Ignoring her best friend’s advice, Cathy takes to social media to expose the successful career and family life Michael has built since his early release from prison, while mourning the loss of her brother.

Traumatized again by her past, Cathy begins a secret relationship with the man she despises, beginning a campaign of harassment and deception. As Cathy’s obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge blur with reality as she launches a campaign of psychological warfare to destroy Michael’s life.

Dead and Buried is produced by Three River Fiction (Trackers) and Vico Films (Animals, The Young Offenders) in association with All3Media International on behalf of BBC Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Television in Ireland. The drama is written by Colin Bateman (Murphy’s Law, Doc Martin) and directed by Laura Way (Maxine, Blood, The Holiday). It was co-commissioned by Eddie Doyle, Head of Commissioning at BBC Northern Ireland, and Sinead Stimpfig, Head of Commissioning & Acquisitions at Virgin Media Television.

Photos: Steffan Hill