Quirke: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Quirke is a bold, mesmerising drama full of mystery, secrets and intrigue.

A consultant pathologist in the Dublin city morgue in the 1950s, Quirke is a powerful character more at ease among the cold silent slabs than the company of his fellow men. But in truth, his profession provides his greatest pleasure: inquisitive by nature, he is fascinated with unlocking the secret to these cadavers' deaths. After a body vanishes from his mortuary one night Quirke's curiosity is piqued by the lengths his brother is prepared to go to, to cover up the cause of one young woman's death in childbirth.

Based on the novels by John Banville.

Series details

• Title: Quirke
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2014-02-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 2360

Cast and credited roles

• Gabriel Byrne — Quirke
• Michael Gambon — Judge Garret Griffin
• Geraldine Somerville — Sarah Griffin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-02-16; final listed air date 2014-03-02; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Quirke 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.