Dead and Buried: First look at new BBC revenge thriller from Co Down author Colin Bateman

THE first images have been released of Co Down author Colin Bateman’s new BBC thriller, Dead and Buried.

Set to air on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer this autumn, the four-part psychological drama stars Annabel Scholey (The Split, The Serial Killer’s Wife, The Salisbury Poisonings) and Colin Morgan (Humans, Belfast, Merlin).

An obsession for revenge is sparked when Cathy (Scholey) and her young son encounter Michael (Morgan) outside a supermarket, the man responsible for her brother’s brutal murder 20 years earlier.

Ignoring the warnings from her friend, Cathy discovers the successful career and family life Michael has built for himself since his early release from prison and all while she has grieved for her brother.

Re-traumatised by her past, Cathy starts a secret relationship with the man she despises and starts a campaign of harassment and deceit.

As her obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge and reality blur as she sets out on a campaign of “psychological warfare to destroy Michael’s life.”

Filmed earlier this year in the Republic and Northern Ireland, the series was commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Television in association with All3Media International.

The cast also features Kerri Quinn (Hope Street), Waj Ali (Carnival Row), Owen Roe (Vikings), Niamh Walsh (The Sandman), Micheal Hanna (He’ll Have to Go) and Joanne Crawford, (Blue Lights).

Written by Colin Bateman and directed by Laura Way (Maxine, Blood, The Holiday), the series was produced by Three River Fiction and Vico Films with support from Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Coimisiún na Meán.

Bateman is also behind the upcoming film ‘Killing Castro’ starring Al Pacino as the Cuban revolutionary during a trip to New York during the 1960s.

Cathy (Annabel Scholey) and Sally (Kerri Quinn) contemplate revenge in Dead and Buried. PICTURE: STEFFAN HILL

Colin Morgan stars as Michael in Dead and Buried. PICTURE: STEFFAN HILL

Raymie (Waj Ali) and Cathy (Annabel Scholey) in Dead and Buried. PICTURE: STEFFAN HILL

Michael (Colin Morgan) and Andrew (Michael Hanna) in Dead and Buried. PICTURE: STEFFAN HILL