A lonely cop solves his first real crime in a village full of people avoiding eye contact.
47 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestWhen PJ uncovers the truth behind the body, Duneen is changed forever. No longer able to turn a blind eye to those around him, PJ is forced to confront his own personal demons as he attempts to bring the killer to justice.
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
Acting
Conleth Hill makes awkwardness an art form.
Writing
Graham Norton's novel adapted with wit and warmth.
Production
Cork countryside so green it hurts.
Conleth Hill
as Sergeant PJ Collins
Pauline McLynn
as Eileen O'Driscoll
Demi Isaac Oviawe
as Aoife
Charlene McKenna
as Evelyn Ross
Brenda Fricker
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Helen Behan
as Abigail Ross
Clinton Liberty
as Linus Dunne
Siobhán McSweeney
as Bríd Riordan
Gary Shelford
as Anthony Riordan
Sky Yang
as Stephen Chen
Lochlann Ó Mearáin
as Cormac Byrne
Olwen Fouéré
as Kitty Harrington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graham Norton wrote the novel between chat show tapings, drawing from his own Cork childhood.
The series deliberately subverts 'troubled male detective' tropes — PJ's trauma is social anxiety, not noir past.
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