TV series

Quirke

2014 · 1 season

A sombre, smoke-wreathed mood piece that drifts through rainy Dublin streets and quiet rooms, heavy with secrets and regret.

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.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, family, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
family
betrayal
grief
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild