The drama, starring Killian Scott and Sarah Greene, is a gripping British-Irish detective series with twists and turns that fans of Line of Duty and Broadchurch will love — available free on BBC iPlayer and on Netflix
The crime drama sector feels oversaturated, which makes finding a series that genuinely stands out from the pack increasingly difficult.
It’s exciting, then, when viewers stumble upon overlooked treasures that surpass all expectations – and this underappreciated British-Irish police procedural achieves exactly that.
Created by Sarah Phelps, Dublin Murders is a detective drama adapted from two novels – In the Woods (2007) and The Likeness (2008) – by writer Tana French, both forming part of her Dublin Murder Squad book series.
Fans of British crime programmes like Line of Duty and Broadchurch will especially enjoy this show, whose plot developments and shocking moments make for utterly addictive television.
Headlined by Killian Scott and Sarah Greene as Detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox, the performers are joined by Michael D’Arcy, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Eugene O’Hare, Moe Dunford, Ellie O’Halloran, Niall Jordan, and Ian Kenny in a remarkable cast.
The British-Irish police drama has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike(Image: BBC/Euston Films/Starz/Jonathan Hession)
everywhere. Dublin Murders, though, the new BBC crime drama by Sarah Phelps? Very good. In fact, better than many crime dramas.”
Audiences were similarly impressed, with one saying: “I really dug the absolute hell out of this, def a beautifully brutal mini series, and the actors we’re perfect, the young actress who played Adalyn was completely convincing and scary af, you ever see a movie with little demon kids that weird you the F out well if you haven’t watch this,i loved it.”
One IMDB reviewer of the British-Irish police drama wrote: “A MIND TWISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. I just finished binge watching this. It starts off slow as the story unravels its characters. It seems like a pretty simple whodunnit, but its not.
“The characters are flawed and have dark pasts which interweave beautifully with the main plot and just when you think you have it all worked out…. another bread crumb appears and like Hansel and Gretel you cant help yourself… You follow. I wont give anything away, but i hope they do a season 2… Special appearance by one of my favourite Game of Thrones characters and the acting is superb”.
Meanwhile, another IMDB reviewer said: “Dublin Murders is very clever writing indeed, in fact, I haven’t seen anything quite like it.”
One viewer added: “Absolutely brilliant. This gets you hooked from the first episode. I just wish it was released as a whole as I hate waiting for each episode.”
Another said: “One of the best shows on tv in a long time. Brilliant cast. Killian Scott has been in a few shows I’ve seen and he is fantastic in this as well. Hope there’s more than one season.”
Meanwhile, a Rotten Tomatoes audience review added: “I think this is an excellent show! I’m so tired of American shows! The casting is marvelous; this is not the same old thing. Very true to the novels, and very good! I am reading every Tana French novel I can get my hands on. Love it!”.
Dublin Murders is streaming on BBC iPlayer now.