''Murder in Eden'' is a British

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, consisting of three fifty-minute episodes, that first broadcast on 19 July 1991 on

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. The series stars Alun Armstrong as Sergeant McGing, a police officer in rural

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who investigates when Tim Roarty ( Tony Doyle), the landlord of a local

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, murders his barman after being blackmailed by one of the other inhabitants of the village. While the police are busy hunting for the killer, parts of the victim's body continue to resurface. The miniseries was written by

Shane Connaughton Shane Connaughton (born 4 April 1941 in Kingscourt, County CavanHogan, Sinead.Shane Connaughton brings it all home to his beloved native county ''The Anglo-Celt''. 4-29-2009.) is an Irish writer and actor, probably best known as co-writer of ...

and directed by Nicholas Renton. The series was based on the novel ''Bogmail'' by author

Patrick McGinley Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland. After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England in the 1960s and settled in Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home countie ...

, first published in 1978. The series was filmed in and around the Glencolmcille and Teelin areas in 1990. The series co-starred Ian Bannen and Peter Firth as quarrelling neighbours Canon Loftus and Kenneth Potter. In 2016, just short of twenty-five years after it first aired, ''Murder in Eden'' was uploaded in full to

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, thought to be first time it had resurfaced since its original broadcast. Notably, it has yet to be released on DVD. There is to a new series to be added called “Weekend at Alan’s” … All to be confirmed in due course.

Cast

* Peter Firth as Kenneth Potter * Ian Bannen as Canon Loftus * Alun Armstrong as Sergeant McGing * Tara MacGowran as Nora Hession * Tony Doyle as Tim Roarty *

Tina Kellegher Tina Kellegher (born 1967 in Cavan), is an Irish actress, best known for her work in film and television in the 1990s. She currently plays Ger Lynch in the RTÉ soap opera ''Fair City''. Early career Kellegher began in theatre, working in ...

as Susan * Garrett Keogh as Gimp Gillespie *

Sean Lawlor Sean Lawlor (25 January 1954 – 10 October 2009) was an Irish character actor and playwright. He was best known for his portrayal of Malcolm Wallace in '' Braveheart''. He also appeared in ''Titanic'', ''In the Name of the Father'' and '' On ...

as Rory Rua * Frankie McCafferty as Cor Mogaill * Breffni McKenna as Eamonn Eales * Trevor Moore as Postman * Maeve Connelly as Cecily * P.G. Stephens as Dr. McGorrigle * Birdy Sweeney as Crubog

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murder In Eden 1990s British drama television series BBC television dramas Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland 1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British television miniseries English-language television shows