''Paula'' is a three-part

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television drama series, created by screenwriter Conor McPherson, that was first broadcast on

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on 24 May 2017 in Ireland and

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on 25 May 2017 in the UK. The series focuses on schoolteacher Paula Denny (

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), who after a chance encounter with handyman James Moorcroft ( Tom Hughes), finds her life turned upside down and the safety of everyone she cares about in danger. Filmed in Dublin and Belfast and produced by Cuba Pictures, the series immediately drew comparisons from viewers and critics alike with fellow Northern Irish thriller '' The Fall''. The series was commissioned in September 2016 by former controller of BBC drama, Polly Hill. Alongside Gough and Hughes, the series also stars

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as police officer Mac, and

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as Paula's love interest, fellow teacher Philip Byrden. The series was directed by Alex Holmes and produced by Peter Norris, known for his work on former BBC2 stablemate ''

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''. Gough said of her character: "This woman is acting out in this way that so many of us do and not apologising for it. Also I love the connection to her family. She has a weird lack of intimacy with her family and that informed why she chose unavailable men. What is also interesting is people say ‘she is not very likeable’ and that is such a funny thing we say about women in this position." The series was released on DVD on 12 June 2017.

Cast

as Paula Denny * Tom Hughes as James Moorcroft *

as DI "Mac" McArthur *

as Philip Byrden *

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as Terry *

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as Gemma *

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as Morgan * Aoibhinn McGinnity as Crystal * Emily Taaffe as Ruth Laurence * Jonny Holden as Callum Denny * Amelie Metcalfe as Mary *

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as Ch. Supt. McGlynn * David Herlihy as Hogan *

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as Diane

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