Death and Nightingales: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic, Death and Nightingales is a riveting 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' 25th birthday - the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward and escape from her limited life and difficult and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner stepfather Billy. 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.

Series details

• Title: Death and Nightingales
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2018-11-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 36953
• IMDb ID: tt8359610
• TVDB ID: 348338

Cast and credited roles

• Ann Skelly — Beth Winters
• Jamie Dornan — Liam Ward
• Matthew Rhys — Billy Winters

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-11-28; final listed air date 2018-12-12; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Death and Nightingales on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.