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Death and Nightingales

Set in the beautiful, haunting countryside of Fermanagh in the North of Ireland in 1885, Death and Nightingales is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge.

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Matthew Rhys
Billy Winters
Ann Skelly
Beth Winters
Jamie Dornan
Liam Ward

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Sun, May 16, 202160 mins

From BBC iPlayer: Growing up, Beth Winters was caught between two warring parents, her Catholic mother Catherine having married her Protestant step-father Billy when she was already pregnant by an unknown Catholic man. On her 23rd birthday, her mother long dead, Beth has planned to escape the claustrophobic grip of Billy and their closed community by running away with charming, mysterious Liam Ward. But with the hour of reckoning fast approaching, can Beth hold her nerve?

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Awards

  • 2019 - BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau) - nominated
  • 2020 - IFTA Award - Best Actress in a Lead Role - Drama - nominated
  • 2020 - IFTA Award - Best Drama - nominated

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