As filming begins on new thriller ‘Dead and Buried‘ the BBC has announced Annabel Scholey (The Split, The Serial Killer’s Wife, The Salisbury Poisonings) and Colin Morgan (Humans, Belfast, Dead Shot) will take the leading roles in the four-part drama, from Colin Bateman (Murphy’s Law, Doc Martin).
Outside the supermarket with her young son, Cathy (Scholey) encounters Michael (Morgan) – the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since early release from prison, while she grieved for her brother.
Re-traumatised by her past, Cathy instigates a clandestine relationship with the man she despises, embarking on a campaign of harassment and deceit. As Cathy’s obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge and reality blur as she sets out on a campaign of psychological warfare to destroy Michael’s life.
“I’m delighted to be embarking on Colin Bateman’s dark, funny and compulsive new drama Dead And Buried,” said Colin Morgan. “There’s a brilliant team working on this and it already feels incredibly exciting, I can’t wait for it to hit the screens and for it to pull viewers along its twisted path.”
Annabel Scholey adds “Cathy is a wonderfully complex character and I’m excited to be bringing her to life and to taking her to dark places with this brilliant team. Laura Way is a director I’ve worked with before and we have a wonderful shorthand, so it’s very exciting to be teaming up again for such a compelling story.”
Alongside Scholey and Morgan, additional cast confirmed include Kerri Quinn (Hope Street), Waj Ali (Carnival Row), Owen Roe (Vikings) and Niamh Walsh (The Sandman).
Dead and Buried is produced by Three River Fiction (Trackers) and Vico Films (Animals, The Young Offenders) in association with All3Media International and commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Ireland. The drama is written by Colin Bateman (Murphy’s Law, Doc Martin) and directed by Laura Way (Maxine, Blood, The Holiday). It was jointly commissioned by Eddie Doyle, Head of Commissioning for BBC Northern Ireland and Sinead Stimpfig, Lead Commissioner for Virgin Media Television.
“Very excited that Dead and Buried is coming to television,” said writer/EP Colin Bateman. “It has been a fascinating journey from the original short story, to the one-woman stage show, and now expanded into an exciting four-part drama. Although it has changed greatly, the actual conundrum at the heart of the story is universal and timeless – what do you do if you meet someone who has prospered after murdering one of your loved ones? Do you say something? Do you do something? How would you react?”
‘Dead and Buried‘ does not have a premiere date yet, but is now filming and will air on the BBC in the UK. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
