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Death and Nightingales (2018)

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Genre
historical fiction, historical drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century rural Ireland, a young woman seeks to escape her troubled family and a dark secret. Over a single day, her life becomes entangled with a local man as their fates grow dangerously intertwined.

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What happens

Death and Nightingales (also written Death & Nightingales) is a 2018 television historical drama miniseries, based on the 1992 novel of the same name by author Eugene McCabe. The series stars Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan and Matthew Rhys. It started broadcast on RTÉ One in Republic of Ireland on 26 November 2018, and two days later in the UK on BBC Two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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