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Downton Abbey Star to Lead RTÉ's Mr Moonlight Drama
The series will explore the human story behind the Bobby Ryan case and marks RTÉ’s first in a potential true-story drama strand.
- RTÉ has commissioned a five-part drama, 'The Murder of Mr. Moonlight,' depicting the 2011 disappearance and murder of DJ Bobby Ryan. The BBC has pre-bought the series for broadcast in the UK.
- Tipperary farmer Patrick Quirke was convicted of Ryan's murder in 2019 following a 15-week trial. Ryan disappeared in June 2011; his body was discovered almost two years later in an underground tank on a farm in County Tipperary.
- Screenwriter Malcolm Campbell is adapting Catherine Fegan's book, with Brendan Coyle starring as Ryan and Owen McDonnell as Quirke. Sinéad Keenan plays Mary Lowry, directed by Daithí Keane and Rachel Carey.
- Producers Kim Varvell and Tommy Bulfin stated the drama aims to emphasize Ryan's humanity rather than the trial's sensationalism. Michelle Ryan, the victim's daughter, is among family members who have 'been involved and contributed to the drama.'
- The series will air on RTÉ One and the BBC next year, with Banijay Rights handling international distribution. BBC executive Sue Deeks noted the case 'gripped Ireland for many years, but remains relatively unknown in the UK.
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Gripping Mr Moonlight case to be turned into RTÉ drama
A new drama is coming to our TV screens very shortly, thanks to RTÉ: The Murder of Mr Moonlight. Per the broadcaster, the series brings to screen 'one of the most compelling and talked-about cases in modern Irish history': that of the disappearance and murder of Bobby Ryan. Ryan disappeared in June 2011, and his […]
Mr Moonlight murder case to be turned into TV drama
The infamous ‘Mr Moonlight’ murder case, which gripped the nation seven years ago, is being turned into a major TV drama for RTÉ and the BBC. The new five-part series is based on the story of the killing of truck driver and part-time DJ Bobby Ryan. Set within a close-knit rural community, The Murder Of […]
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