The Field of Blood

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S01E02: The Field of Blood (2)

The Daily News staff are stunned by the death of a colleague and it quickly becomes clear to Paddy that she is out of her depth. Assisted by handsome journalist, Terry, Paddy closes in on her prime suspect but without concrete proof no one will believe her so she plants evidence on him and informs the police. Suddenly realising she may have implicated the wrong man she confides in the one person at the newspaper she truly trusts, the once brilliant Dr Pete, a journalist of some repute now dying of cancer caused by a lifetime’s hard drinking. But her realisation comes too late.

Overview

Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger.

Episodes

The Field of Blood (1)

S01E01 The Field of Blood (1)

May 8, 2011 9.0 60 min
Paddy Meehan battles prejudice to get to the truth of a murder that implicates her family.
The Field of Blood (2)

S01E02 The Field of Blood (2)

May 9, 2011 60 min
The Daily News staff are stunned by the death of a colleague and it quickly becomes clear to Paddy that she is out of her depth. Assisted by handsome journalist, Terry, Paddy closes in on...

Cast

Jayd Johnson
Jayd Johnson
Paddy Meehan
David Morrissey
David Morrissey
Murray Devlin
Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin
Mary Ann Meehan
Bronagh Gallagher
Bronagh Gallagher
Trisha Meehan
Matt Costello
Matt Costello
Con Meehan
Ron Donachie
Ron Donachie
DCI Sullivan
Ford Kiernan
Ford Kiernan
George McVie

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