Plot
Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates sudden deaths in 1950s Dublin. His pleasures in life are raw and deep, a drink, a smoke, good food, a woman: With one woman in particular – his adoptive brother's wife Sarah and the forbidden love that has shaped and dominated Quirke's life.
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
as Quirke
Nick Dunning
as Malachy Griffin
Brian Gleeson
as Sinclair
Aisling Franciosi
as Phoebe Griffin
Stanley Townsend
as Inspector Hackett
Michael Gambon
as Judge Garret Griffin