Episode 3 – Daguerreotype
Blennerhasset and Nancy are forced to delve into the seedy underbelly of Dublin’s criminal underworld after both Molloy and their camera equipment go missing.
Synopsis: Blennerhasset’s brand new camera has disappeared, and seemingly Conall Molloy along with it. Convinced that his new assistant has stolen his equipment, Blennerhasset develops a plan to retrieve it. But this plan involves travelling deep into the heart of the Monto, Dublin’s notorious red light district, the neighbourhood Molloy lives in. Nancy sees this as an opportunity for adventure and gladly dives into the dangerous underbelly of Dublin on her uncle’s behalf. But when she too goes missing, Blennerhasset is forced to track her down, all the while avoiding the increasingly persistent Detective Frederick Regan and a gang of dangerous criminals interested in pioneering a particularly lucrative style of illicit photography.
SERIES SYNOPSIS
Dublin, 1880. Cameras are becoming cheaper and the country is flourishing with photographic studios. However, the practice of memorial portraiture, the portrait photography of the recently deceased, is on the wane.
Renowned memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset tries to revive his business after an accident, requiring the assistance of his estranged niece Nancy Vickers and his over enthusiastic new assistant Conall Molloy. After a rocky start, their working relationship begins to develop but it appears someone more sinister is getting in on the death photography game.
The investigations of Detective Frederick Regan of Dublin Castle suggest a killer may be cashing in on a taste for a different type of memorial imagery, in this case, pictures of people in their death throes. As the body count begins to escalate, Blennerhasset, Molloy and Nancy have to stop a murderer intent on ruining not just their business, but their lives.
Created by John Morton and Imogen Murphy, DEAD STILL is written by John Morton.
DEAD STILL blends mystery and drama with gallows humour, and features an incredible ensemble of acclaimed international actors including Michael Smiley (Luther, Wire in the Blood) as Brock Blennerhasset, Kerr Logan (Game of Thrones, Victoria) as Conall Molloy, Eileen O’Higgins (Brooklyn, Mary Queen of Scots) as Nancy Vickers, and Aidan O’Hare (The Dublin Murders, Jackie) as Detective Frederick Regan.
DEAD STILL also stars Jimmy Smallhorne (Taken Down, Clean Break) as Cecil Carruthers, Mark Rendall (Departure, Versailles) as Percy Cummins, Peter Campion (Derry Girls, Kat and Alfie: Redwater) as Henry Vickers, and features Martin Donovan (Big Little Lies, Fahrenheit 451) as Bushrod Whacker.
DEAD STILL is an Ireland/Canada treaty co-production produced by Deadpan Pictures (Ireland) and Shaftesbury (Canada) in association with RTÉ, Acorn TV with Acorn Media Enterprises, ZDF Enterprises, and the BAI, and with the participation of the Irish Tax Credit, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.
DEAD STILL was developed with the support of Screen Ireland and Creative Europe.