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Quirke is a crime drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One and RTÉ One in 2014. The three-part series is based on the Quirke novels by John Banville, writing under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, and was adapted by Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson.
Quirke: With Gabriel Byrne, Brian Gleeson, Nick Dunning, Aisling Franciosi. A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
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- 2014-02-16
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Gabriel Byrne, Brian Gleeson, Nick Dunning
The Quirke series of crime novels, written by Irish novelist John Banville under the pen name Benjamin Black, centres on the titular character, a pathologist in 1950s Dublin. The series is published by Henry Holt & Co. in the US.
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.
Quirke is a bold, mesmerising drama full of mystery, secrets and intrigue, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.
May 25, 2014 · Quirke is chief pathologist in Dublin City morgue. A young woman's death leads Quirke to uncover a secret of Dublin's high Catholic society, among them members of his own family.
Quirke, a pathologist in 1950s Dublin, is perturbed when his strait-laced adoptive brother Malachy, an obstetrician, appears to be tampering with evidence relating to the recently deceased Christine Falls.
