Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates sudden death in 1950s Dublin.
EPISODE 1
Christine Falls
A young woman's death leads Quirke, consultant pathologist at Dublin's Holy Family Hospital, to uncover a secret in the city's high Catholic society that involves members of his own family.
EPISODE 2
The Silver Swan
Quirke investigates an apparent death by overdose which looks like suicide until another woman dies in similar circumstances.
EPISODE 3
Elegy for April
Phoebe asks Quirke to help her search for her missing friend, April; Quirke fears that April has come to harm, but her family tries to cover up her disappearance.
Michael Gambon
Geraldine Somerville
Gabriel Byrne
Nick Dunning
Stanley Townsend
Aisling Franciosi
Diarmuid Lawrence
Andrew Davies
Conor McPherson