Dead Still

Dead Still is an Irish period drama miniseries available on RTE 1 in Ireland and Acorn TV in North America. The series consists of six episodes and created by John Morton and Imogen Murphy who is also lead director. The series stars Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset, a post-mortem photographer in 1880's Dublin.

Premise
In 1880s Dublin, renowned photographer Brock Blennerhasset is an expert at post-mortem photography, making his subjects look alive. His niece, aspiring actress Nancy Vickers helps him, especially after he's injured after taking a beautiful photo of a family with their loved one who has passed away.

While visiting a grave site after a negative goes missing, he encounters gravedigger Conall Molloy, who aspires to work in the field of photography. After Molloy goes on a mission to help Blennerhasset locate the missing negative, he gets a job as the photographer's assistant.

Meanwhile, police detective Frederick Regan investigates a series of murders that have been staged to appear as suicides. He concludes that the serial killer has posed the victims as if they were about to be photographed. As the body count begins to escalate, Brock, Molloy and Nancy must stop a murderer intent on ending not just their business, but their lives.

Cast and characters

 * Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset
 * Kerr Logan as Connall Molloy
 * Eileen O'Higgins as Nancy Vickers
 * Aidan O'Hare as Frederick Regan
 * Jimmy Smallhorne as Cecil Carruthers
 * Mark Rendall as Percy Cummins
 * Peter Champion as Henry Vickers