Downton Abbey Star to Lead RTÉ's Mr Moonlight Drama

Mr Moonlight murder case to be turned into TV drama

The infamous ‘Mr Moonlight’ murder case, which gripped the nation seven years ago, is being turned into a major TV drama for RTÉ and the BBC. The new five-part series is based on the story of the killing of truck driver and part-time DJ Bobby Ryan. Set within a close-knit rural community, The Murder Of […]

Mr Moonlight: RTÉ commissions drama based on one of Ireland’s longest-running murder trials

Brendan Coyle of Downton Abbey fame stars as Bobby Ryan

New RTÉ drama series to tell the story of The Murder of Mr. Moonlight

Popular Tipperary DJ Bobby ‘Mr Moonlight’ Ryan was murdered by Patrick Quirke in 2011.

Mr Moonlight: RTÉ announces new drama based on Patrick Quirke murder trial

Producers say series ‘intends to give a voice back’ to victim DJ Bobby Ryan and family

Mr. Moonlight RTE murder drama set to shock TV viewers next year

The show, which was commissioned by RTE along with the BBC, Screen Ireland and Banijay Rights, will explore the case which gripped the nation for more than a decade.

RTE Sets 'The Murder Of Mr. Moonlight'; BBC & Banijay Rights On Board

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland’s RTÉ will explore one of the most talked-about murders of recent Irish history in a drama series. The Murder of Mr. Moonlight, from Conker Pictures and Samson Films, has been pre-bought by the BBC, we hear, with Conker’s Banijay Entertainment stablemate Banijay Rights also attached. Malcolm Campbell (What Richard Did) is adapting Catherine […]