ITV acquires crime drama from Blue Lights producers
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 10:30 · Archive
ITV has acquired The Galway Bay Murders, a six-part crime thriller from the producers of BBC One's Blue Lights.
ITV has acquired The Galway Bay Murders, a six-part crime thriller from Two Cities Television, the production company behind BBC One's acclaimed Belfast police drama Blue Lights. The series will air on ITV1 and stream on ITVX, starring Kate Mulgrew and Colm Meaney alongside John Connors, India Mullen, Cillian O'Sullivan and Jack Rowan.
Set against the backdrop of Connemara on Ireland's west coast, the drama follows seasoned NYPD detective Nora Savage, played by Mulgrew. Nora arrives in the west of Ireland hoping to escape a traumatic past and find a quieter life. Her plans are disrupted when the body of a young woman is discovered in a bog, drawing her into a complex murder investigation alongside the local Garda.
The detectives uncover a trail leading to Free Farm, an ambitious organisation where young people live and work together on sustainable farming and scientific research. Beneath its seemingly idyllic exterior lies a tangled web of secrets, competing loyalties and hidden motives.
The series marks the television screenwriting debut of creator Eithne Verling, a former archaeologist and museum curator.
Darren Nartey, head of content acquisitions at ITV, said: 'The Galway Bay Murders is precisely the kind of bold, high-calibre drama our audiences love. Eithne Verling has crafted a completely magnetic crime thriller, with an outstanding cast led by Kate Mulgrew and Colm Meaney, a compelling central mystery and the stunning backdrop of Ireland's west coast.'
How it is being reported
- ITV win rights to new drama from producers of BBC hit Blue LightsA new murder mystery from the makers of Blue Lights is coming to ITV.News Shopper · 14 Oct, 09:42
- ITV win rights to new drama from producers of BBC hit Blue LightsA new murder mystery from the makers of Blue Lights is coming to ITV.Croydon Guardian · 14 Oct, 09:42
- ITV win rights to new drama from producers of BBC hit Blue LightsA new murder mystery from the makers of Blue Lights is coming to ITV.Wandsworth Guardian · 14 Oct, 09:42
- ITV win rights to new drama from producers of BBC hit Blue LightsA new murder mystery from the makers of Blue Lights is coming to ITV.This Is Local London · 14 Oct, 09:42
In this story: ITV · Two Cities Television · Kate Mulgrew · Colm Meaney · Eithne Verling · Connemara · Ireland
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