Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan & Ann Skelly Join Allan Cubitt’s ‘Death And Nightingales’ On BBC Two
BBC Two has landed a trio of talent to star in their upcoming adaptation of Irish classic novel ‘Death And Nightingales’ from ‘The Fall’s’ Allan Cubitt it has been announced. ‘The Americans’ star Matthew Rhys and ‘The Fall’ star Jamie Dornan will be joined by Ann Skelly (‘Kissing Candice’, ‘Red Rock’) to lead the cast.
Based on Eugene McCabe’s modern Irish classic, ‘Death And Nightingales’ is a story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, set in the beautiful haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885. A place where neighbours observe each other and inform, a world of spies, confessions and double-dealing; where a pervading sense of beauty is shot through with menace and impending doom.
Set over a desperately tense 24- hour period, it’s Beth Winters’ (Skelly) 25th birthday – the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Dornan) and escape from her limited life and difficult and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner stepfather Billy (Rhys). As decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax, Death And Nightingales is a powerful and gripping drama that follows a woman struggling to control her own destiny and will illuminate tensions that tear both families and nations apart.
“I’ve been a huge fan of Allan Cubitt’s work for many years so I’m thrilled to have been given the chance to work on Death And Nightingales alongside Jamie and Ann and return to the BBC,” commented Matthew Rhys.
“I’m thrilled to be reunited with Allan and his brilliant scripts to play such an intriguing character like Liam Ward and to return to Northern Ireland and BBC Two,” added Jamie Dornan.
‘Death And Nightingales’ is a 3 x 60 min series from Imaginarium and Soho Moon production for BBC Two. The drama will begin filming in Northern Ireland over this Summer.
