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45 min x 8 live action premiere detective/drama series (development)
Inspired by a real Belfast woman; a bold, brazen, foulmouthed policewoman. Not here to take your shit but to nail you on yours.
The show follows the fortunes of GILLIAN GODLEY, a messy, doesn’t-give-a-shit detective from a family of cops, who - in her early forties - has been made far too cynical; by the job, by the public, by things she sees, day in and day out.
Gillian spent years in the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) – a specialist unit established to investigate legacy crimes from The Troubles that were never solved – but just as she seemed to be making headway, the rug was pulled from under her feet and the unit was disbanded. Reassigned to serious crimes and freshly-divorced, she sees herself as free and independent, but a father with dementia, a new partner with serious sex appeal and a tenacious journalist for a best friend keep dragging her life in a direction she doesn’t want to go. When the opportunity to covertly reopen some of her HET cases rears it’s head, she has no choice but to follow the breadcrumbs, no matter how murky the path might be.
Gillian will make discoveries that lead her to question her job, her employers, her peers, her friends, her family, herself. In the end, she will be left with a choice – should the truth be out there for everyone to see – or are some secrets better left buried?
And to make things all the more difficult Gillian has someone who follows her. A man in a Stetson hat, a cowboy. He began appearing to Gillian and only Gillian after an accident on the job. Gillian’s Cowboy has a habit of showing up when she needs guidance, telling her what she needs to hear even if she doesn’t like it. Gillian thinks it might be her subconscious. It could be the voice of reason. He might be a ghost. She might actually be barmy. But Cowboy has other ideas. Cowboy says he’s God – and Gillian categorically does not believe in God.
A detective drama serial blending the mood and off-beat mystery, strangeness and dark humor of Fargo with the Scandi-noir tone and air of Forbrydelsen mixed with the family lineage drama of Six Feet Under (remember Six Feet Under!?). A character-driven show that takes place in the heart of Belfast.
International co-development Canada/Northern Ireland.
Co-developers Ashley Matt and Paul Kennedy of Village Films.
Inspired by a real Belfast woman; a bold, brazen, foulmouthed policewoman. Not here to take your shit but to nail you on yours.
The show follows the fortunes of GILLIAN GODLEY, a messy, doesn’t-give-a-shit detective from a family of cops, who - in her early forties - has been made far too cynical; by the job, by the public, by things she sees, day in and day out.
Gillian spent years in the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) – a specialist unit established to investigate legacy crimes from The Troubles that were never solved – but just as she seemed to be making headway, the rug was pulled from under her feet and the unit was disbanded. Reassigned to serious crimes and freshly-divorced, she sees herself as free and independent, but a father with dementia, a new partner with serious sex appeal and a tenacious journalist for a best friend keep dragging her life in a direction she doesn’t want to go. When the opportunity to covertly reopen some of her HET cases rears it’s head, she has no choice but to follow the breadcrumbs, no matter how murky the path might be.
Gillian will make discoveries that lead her to question her job, her employers, her peers, her friends, her family, herself. In the end, she will be left with a choice – should the truth be out there for everyone to see – or are some secrets better left buried?
And to make things all the more difficult Gillian has someone who follows her. A man in a Stetson hat, a cowboy. He began appearing to Gillian and only Gillian after an accident on the job. Gillian’s Cowboy has a habit of showing up when she needs guidance, telling her what she needs to hear even if she doesn’t like it. Gillian thinks it might be her subconscious. It could be the voice of reason. He might be a ghost. She might actually be barmy. But Cowboy has other ideas. Cowboy says he’s God – and Gillian categorically does not believe in God.
A detective drama serial blending the mood and off-beat mystery, strangeness and dark humor of Fargo with the Scandi-noir tone and air of Forbrydelsen mixed with the family lineage drama of Six Feet Under (remember Six Feet Under!?). A character-driven show that takes place in the heart of Belfast.
International co-development Canada/Northern Ireland.
Co-developers Ashley Matt and Paul Kennedy of Village Films.
