New Drama: The Murder of Mr. Moonlight Wraps Shooting

Samson Films and Conker Pictures, part of Banijay UK, have finished the principal photography 'The Murder of Mr. Moonlight' based on the disappearance and murder of Bobby Ryan.

Award-winning screenwriter Malcolm Campbell, known for What Richard Did and 500 Miles, has adapted Catherine Fegan’s acclaimed novel, which explores the tragic death of Bobby Ryan through firsthand interviews and the subsequent trial of Patrick Quirke.

The series brings to screen one of the most compelling and talked-about cases in modern Irish history, exploring the disappearance and murder of Bobby Ryan, known locally as “Mr. Moonlight”, and the events that would ultimately lead to one of Ireland’s longest-ever murder trials.

The series stars  Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey, Toxic Town, Hit Point) stars as Bobby Ryan and also features Sinéad Keenan (Unforgotten, Little Boy Blue) as Mary Lowry and Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve, Bad Sisters, Single-Handed) as Patrick Quirke.

It also features Hazel Doupe (Say Nothing, Kathleen Is Here, Float like a Butterfly) as Bobby’s daughter, Michelle Ryan, Carolyn Bracken (Oddity, The Gone) as Pat’s wife, Imelda Quirke and Ian Lloyd Anderson (The Long Shadow, Blood, Love/Hate).

The series is directed by Dathaí Keane (Smother) and Rachel Carey (The Hardacres) and written by Malcolm Campbell, Meadhbh McHugh and Paul Howard. Alex Jones is series producer and Therese Friel is producer.

‘The Murder of Mr. Moonlight’ (5x60’) is produced by Conker Pictures and Samson Films for RTÉ, in association with the BBC, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán, with Banijay Rights handling international distribution.