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Death and Nightingales

Fermanagh, Irish countryside, 1885. On her 23rd birthday, Beth, who lives on a remote farm with Billy Winters, her tyrannical stepfather, whom she can barely stand, prepares to flee from such a suffocating life with the help of the seductive Liam Ward, without being aware that her decision will unearth deeply buried secrets a long time ago.

2018 |1 Season  | 60m |  Drama

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Cast

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Matthew Rhys

Billy Winters

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Ann Skelly

Beth Winters

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Jamie Dornan

Liam Ward

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Valene Kane

Catherine Winters

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Charlene McKenna

Mercy Boyle

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Francis Magee

Mickey Dolphin

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Sean McGinley

Bishop Donnelly

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Martin McCann

Frank Blessing

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Michael Smiley

Dummy McGonnell

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Des McAleer

Jim Rutledge

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Ciaran Flynn

Gerry Boyle

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Creator

Allan Cubitt

Status

Ended

Languages

English, Portuguese, German

Network

BBC Two