| Creator: | Colin Bateman |
| Screenplay: | Colin Bateman |
| Director: | Laura Way |
| Starring: | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Network: | Virgin Media Television |
Dead and Buried is an upcoming Virgin Media Television and BBC Northern Ireland Television drama series starring Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan. It is from Colin Bateman and is a four-part adaptation of his play Bag for Life. It is directed by Laura Way.
A young mum Cathy (Scholey) bumps into the man, Michael (Morgan), convicted of murdering her brother 20 years previously.[1]
In January 2024, the series was revealed to be in production for Virgin Media Television and BBC One, with Colin Bateman executive producer on the adaptation of his stage play Bag For Life under the title Dead and Buried with Laura Way directing the four-part series and Colin Morgan and Annabel Scholey set in the lead roles.[2] The series is produced by All3Media with Three River Fiction and Vico Films, with support from Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Coimisiún na Meán.[3]
In January 2024, it was reported that joining Morgan and Scholey in the cast would be Kerri Quinn, Waj Ali, Owen Roe and Niamh Walsh.[4]
Filming was underway in Northern Ireland in January 2024 with filming also taking place in the Republic of Ireland.[5] [6]