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📊 Series Specifications
Network RTÉ One, BBC One Northern Ireland
Episode Runtime ~50 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN
Creator Stuart Carolan, Chris Addison
Tall Tales & Murder (2026)
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Returning Series Series Status:
Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.
Synopsis
A Dublin gangster wakes from a coma to reveal he has a buried hoard of Celtic gold, sending nurse Bridget and ex-con Paul off on a deadly treasure hunt. Based on the eight book Dublin Trilogy series by Caimh McDonnell.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Series 1)
6 Episodes E1 Episode 1
An anonymous patient wakes from a coma at a Dublin care home and reveals he’s a gangster with buried treasure. Is this a chance of a lifetime for nurse Bridget and ex con Paul?
E2 Episode 2
Bridget and Paul realise they’re in trouble when they discover Grinner’s past and the violent history of his Celtic gold. Bunny must choose between the law and Matron.
E3 Episode 3
Paul reveals his troubled past to Bridget, who encourages him to settle an old score. Matron involves Bunny in a novel cure for her insomnia as Grinner stokes fears about Wesley.
E4 Episode 4
Bee Man catches up with Paul as Bridget realises the cost of her hasty revenge. Matron’s plan to swap Grinner for Maurice goes awry when Grinner escapes and Wesley closes in.
E5 Episode 5
Bridget and Paul try to raise money for guns as Grinner goes on a bender with underworld fixer, and horse Viagra bootlegger, Chick. Meanwhile, Ma Baker is on the prowl.
E6 Episode 6
Ma Baker has Paul, Bridget is stuck with Grinner, and Bunny and Matron are desperate to make the swap with Wesley. Who will survive?