Tall Tales & Murder: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series mixes a Bonnie and Clyde-style adventure of bent cops, kidnapping, underworld fixers, libido-enhancing horse medication bootleggers, and the dilemmas of unconventional heroes and villains with an 8th Century tall tale of monks, Vikings, buried treasure, and a priceless holy book.

Series details

• Title: Tall Tales & Murder
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 2026-09-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: RTÉ Player
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 85201
• IMDb ID: tt37187505
• TVDB ID: 464459

Cast and credited roles

• Ella Lily Hyland — Bridget
• Aidan Gillen — Grinner
• Casey Walsh — Paul
• Brian Doherty — Bunny
• Aisling O'Sullivan — Matron
• Packy Lee — Wesley
• Philippa Dunne — Ma Baker
• Ned Dennehy — Abbot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-27; final listed air date 2026-09-27; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tall Tales & Murder 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.