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Television shows based on Irish novels
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The list Television shows based on Irish novels includes
Gulliver's Travels, My House in Umbria, Dublin Murders, Eureka Street and Jack Taylor.
The list consists of 20 members
and 1 sublist.
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Falling for a Dancer
Irish TV series or programme
Overview: Falling for a Dancer is an Irish 1998 romantic drama television movie set in rural Ireland in the 1930s. It first aired on BBC One in four 50-minute episodes on 13 September 1998.Release date: 13 September 1998Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Richard StandevenCast: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Dermot Crowley, Liam Cunningham, Rory Murray, Maureen O'Brien, Brian McGrathProducer: Robert Cooper, Jonathan CurlingWriter: Deirdre PurcellRomantic drama set in rural Ireland of the 1930s. The story begins when 19-year-old Elizabeth has a brief fling with an actor and falls pregnant...
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Gulliver's Travels
1996 American TV miniseries
Overview: Gulliver's Travels (known in some markets as Ted Danson's Gulliver's Travels) is an American-British TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson ...
Release date: 4 February 1996Genre: Fantasy, Family, AdventureDirector: Charles SturridgeProducer: Robert Halmi Sr., Brian HensonWriter: Simon Moore, Jonathan Swift 0
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Limitless
2015 American comedy-drama television series
Overview: Limitless is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS for one season from 2015 to 2016. It is a continuation of the 2011 film of the same name, and takes place four years after the ...
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Douglas Aarniokoski, Peter WernerCast: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Tom Degnan, Colin SalmonProducer: Neil Burger, Douglas AarniokoskiWriter: Craig Sweeny, Jenna RichmanAn average 28-year-old man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the FBI as a consultant. 0
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My House in Umbria
2003 television film by Richard Loncraine
Overview: My House in Umbria is a 2003 American made-for-television drama mystery film, based on the 1991 novella of the same name by William Trevor and published along with another novella in the volume Two Lives ...Release date: 8 March 2003Genre: Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Richard LoncraineProducer: Robert Allan Ackerman, Frank DoelgerWriter: William Trevor, Hugh WhitemoreAn unlikely group of people find solace and friendship after being thrown together in the wake of a terrorist attack. 0
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Normal People
TV drama
Overview: Normal People is a romantic psychological drama television drama produced by Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu in association with Screen Ireland. It is based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney. The ...
Director: Lenny Abrahamson, Hettie MacdonaldProducer: Lenny Abrahamson, Tommy BulfinWriter: Alice Birch, Mark O'Rowe 0
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Dublin Murders
Television series based on the Dublin Murder Squad novels
Overview: Dublin Murders is a crime drama television series created by Sarah Phelps. It is based on the Dublin Murder Squad books by Tana French, commissioned by the BBC for BBC One and Starz, with RTÉ later joining ...
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The Hundred Code
TV series or program
Overview: 100 Code (also known as The Hundred Code) is an internationally co-produced Swedish crime drama series, developed by Bobby Moresco, that first aired on German premium channel Sky Krimi on May 14, 2015 ...
Genre: CrimeDirector: Lisa James-Larsson, Bobby MorescoCast: Michael Nyqvist, Dominic Monaghan, Cecilia Häll, Patrick Brennan, Jason Furlani, Felice JankellProducer: Jan David Frouman, David GuillodWriter: Ken Bruen, Bobby MorescoNew York, USA. Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past twelve months young, blonde, blue-eyed women have been... 0
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The Adventures of Gulliver
American TV series or program
Overview: The Adventures of Gulliver is a 1968 television cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show is loosely based on the 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. The show aired ...Release date: 14 September 1968Genre: Fantasy, Animation, AdventureDirector: Joseph Barbera, William HannaProducer: Joseph Barbera, William HannaWriter: Joe Ruby, Ken SpearsThe adventures of Gary Gulliver and his search for his missing father. 0
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The Wyvern Mystery
British TV series or programme
Overview: The Wyvern Mystery is a 2000 BBC TV miniseries directed by Alex Pillai and starring Naomi Watts and Derek Jacobi. The TV series is based on Sheridan Le Fanu's 1869 novel.Release date: 5 March 2000Genre: Mystery, Horror, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Alex PillaiProducer: Ruth Baumgarten, Julie ClarkWriter: Sheridan Le Fanu, David PirieAfter precipitating the death of a tenant with whom he has been feuding, Squire Fairfield brings the dead man's young daughter to live in Wyvern Manor ... 0
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Conversations with Friends
2022 Irish drama television series
Overview: Conversations with Friends is an Irish television serial based on the 2017 novel of the same name by the Irish author Sally Rooney. Developed by Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu in association with ...
Director: Lenny Abrahamson, Leanne WelhamProducer: Jeanie Igoe, Catherine MageeWriter: Sally Rooney, Meadhbh McHugh 0
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Death and Nightingales
2018 television miniseries
Overview: Death and Nightingales (also written Death & Nightingales) is a 2018 television historical drama miniseries, based on the 1992 novel of the same name by author Eugene McCabe. The series stars Ann Skelly ...
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Eureka Street
British TV series or programme
Overview: Eureka Street is a BBC Northern Ireland 1999 adaptation to mini-series of Robert McLiam Wilson's 1996 novel of the same name. Set in Belfast in the six months before and after the 1994 ceasefire, it c ...Release date: 13 September 1999Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Adrian ShergoldProducer: Robert Cooper, Claire DuignanWriter: Donna Franceschild, Robert McLiam WilsonThe story of a group of people from Northern Ireland, trying to make their way in life in the face of sectarian and political polarization... 0
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Jack Taylor
Irish television series
Overview: Jack Taylor is an Irish mystery television drama based on the novels by Ken Bruen. Set in Galway, it features Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána ( ...Director: Stuart Orme, Charlie McCarthyCast: Iain Glen, Nora-Jane Noone, Killian Scott, Paraic Breathnach, Síghle Ní Chonail, Áine Ní MhuiríProducer: Ralph Christians, Clodagh FreemanWriter: Marteinn Thorisson, Ken Bruen 0
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Sunny
2024 American television series
Overview: Sunny is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the 2018 novel The Dark Manual by Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+ ...
Director: Lucy Tcherniak, Colin BuckseyCast: Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, Annie the Clumsy, Shin ShimizuProducer: Armen Fetulagian, Rashida JonesWriter: Julissa Castillo, Aja Gabel 0
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Onkel Silas
TV series or program
Overview: Uncle Silas (German: Onkel Silas) is a West German period television drama series which first aired on ARD in 1977. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Sheridan Le Fanu.Director: Wilhelm SemmelrothCast: Hannes Messemer, Cornelia Köndgen, Gerlinde Döberl, Giovanni Früh, Dagmar Altrichter, Ellen SchwiersProducer: Gunther WitteWriter: Herbert Asmodi, Sheridan Le Fanu 0
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Esther Waters
British television series
Overview: Esther Waters is a British period television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in four episodes from 14 November to 5 December 1964. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same title by George ...Release date: 14 November 1964Director: James Cellan JonesProducer: Douglas AllenWriter: Harry Green, George Moore 0
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Esther Waters
British television seriesOverview: Esther Waters is a British period television series which originally aired on BBC Two in four episodes from 10 April to 1 May 1977. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same title by George Moore ...Release date: 10 April 1977Genre: DramaDirector: Jane HowellProducer: Richard BeynonWriter: Douglas Livingstone, George Moore 0
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Holding
Irish television series
Overview: Holding is a four-part television series based on the debut novel of the same name by Graham Norton. It premiered on ITV on 14 March 2022 and on Virgin Media More in Ireland on 12 April 2022.Director: Kathy BurkeCast: Conleth Hill, Pauline McLynn, Demi Isaac Oviawe, Charlene McKenna, Brenda Fricker, Helen BehanProducer: Ailish Bracken, Karen CoganWriter: Graham Norton, Karen Cogan 0
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All Her Fault
American television seriesOverview: All Her Fault is an upcoming television series starring Sarah Snook for Peacock. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Andrea Mara. 0
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Obsession
American television seriesOverview: Obsession is an upcoming American thriller television series created by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher for Amazon Prime Video. Based on Catherine Ryan Howard's novel 56 Days, it stars Dove Cameron and Avan ... 0
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