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Dead Still follows Brock Blennerhasset, a well regarded photographer in 1880s Ireland who specialises in memorial portraiture – photographing the recently deceased – as he is drawn into a series of murders which appear to be linked to his work.
Donald Cockburn (13 March 1930 – 4 September 2017) was an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader. He is best known as a long-serving newsreader for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), who anchored the broadcaster's main evening television news programmes during over thirty years of service.
Dead Still. Set in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian-era heyday of 'postmortem photography,' the six-episode period drama follows a renowned memorial photographer who is drawn into a series of apparent murders that appear to be linked to his work.
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- 2020-05-18
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is an Irish period drama miniseries available on RTE 1 in Ireland and Acorn TV in North America. The series consists of six episodes and created by John Morton and Imogen Murphy who is also lead director. The series stars Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset, a post-mortem photographer in 1880's Dublin.
In 1880s Dublin, renowned photographer Brock Blennerhasset is an expert at post-mortem photography, making his subjects look alive. His niece, aspiring actress Nancy Vickers helps him, especially after he's injured after taking a beautiful photo of a family with their loved one who has passed away.
While visiting a grave site after a negative goes missing, he encounters gravedigger Conall Molloy, who aspires to work in the field of photography. After Molloy goes on a mission to help Blennerhasset locate the missing negative, he gets a job as the photographer's assistant.
•Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset
•Kerr Logan as Connall Molloy
•Eileen O'Higgins as Nancy Vickers
•Aidan O'Hare as Frederick Regan
•Jimmy Smallhorne as Cecil Carruthers
•Mark Rendall as Percy Cummins
Sep 8, 2017 · Former RTÉ newsreader and journalist Cockburn died aged 87 in hospital in Dublin on Tuesday following a short illness. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel. Stay up to date with all the...
May 18, 2020 · Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Dead Still’ On Acorn TV, Where A Memorial Photographer Looks Into Murders In Victorian Dublin
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May 18, 2020 · This review of Dead Still (Acorn TV) is spoiler-free. Sometimes a premise leaps out at you, and such is the case with the setup for the new six-episode miniseries Dead Still (Acorn TV), a period murder-mystery about Brock Blennerhassett (Michael Smiley), a fussy post-mortem photographer in 1880s Ireland, who finds himself, his niece Nancy ...
