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Dead Still

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 6 episodes·Acorn TV·Mystery, Comedy, Crime·45m

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Memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly.

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  1. 01Dead Still S01E04Camera ObscuraS01E04 · 9.0When Nancy's grandmother dies, Molloy is introduced to Blennerhasset's difficult family during their memorial photography session. After a meeting with Henry's eccentric friends, Molloy brings Blennerhasset and Nancy to a séance to capture a photograph of a ghost.
  2. 02Dead Still S01E05SnuffS01E05 · 9.0After yet another dead body turns up, Regan tries to piece together the events of the séance and discovers Blennerhasset and his associates were in attendance. Blennerhasset and Molloy take a job out in the country, but when Molloy realizes the illicit photo album is in their possession, they rush back, worried that they could be suspects in a crime.
  3. 03Dead Still S01E06Only Memories RemainS01E06 · 9.0Reeling from a murder, Blennerhasset sends Molloy and Nancy away, but the pair refuses to give up on him. When his life is threatened, Blennerhasset reveals he knows who created the album, but his silence has already put Nancy in danger.

Cast

Michael SmileyMichael SmileyBrock BlennerhassetRhys DunlopRhys DunlopRonnie RoperEileen O'HigginsEileen O'HigginsNancy VickersKerr LoganKerr LoganConall MolloyJimmy SmallhorneJimmy SmallhorneCecil CarruthersAidan O'HareAidan O'HareFrederick Regan

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Dead Still S01E01PhotochemistryMay 18, 2020 5.5When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's cr
  2. S01E02Dead Still S01E02DevelopmentMay 18, 2020 6.5Blennerhasset and his new assistant Molloy have been commissioned to travel out to Kingstown to photograph a young boy who recently drowned.
  3. S01E03Dead Still S01E03DaguerreotypeMay 25, 2020 8.0When Blennerhasset discovers that some of his camera equipment has gone missing, he and Nancy travel to an unsavory part of Dublin to track
  4. S01E04Dead Still S01E04Season's bestCamera ObscuraJune 1, 2020 9.0When Nancy's grandmother dies, Molloy is introduced to Blennerhasset's difficult family during their memorial photography session. After a m
  5. S01E05Dead Still S01E05SnuffJune 8, 2020 9.0After yet another dead body turns up, Regan tries to piece together the events of the séance and discovers Blennerhasset and his associates
  6. S01E06Dead Still S01E06Only Memories RemainJune 15, 2020 9.0Reeling from a murder, Blennerhasset sends Molloy and Nancy away, but the pair refuses to give up on him. When his life is threatened, Blenn

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