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23 Oct 2025

Carlow actress Ella Lily Hyland set to star in newly commissioned six-part TV drama

The show, titled 'Tall Tales & Murder' has been commission by BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ and stars the Carlow star

Carlow actress Ella Lily Hyland set to star in newly commissioned six-part TV drama

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Carlow actress, Ella Lily Hyland, is set to feature in a new six-part drama series titled Tall Tales & Murder, commissioned by RTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland, in association with Screen Ireland.

Written by Love/Hate creator and writer, Stuart Carolan, the new series is co-created with BAFTA, EMMY, and Directors Guild of America Award winner Chris Addison, best known for Breeders, Veep, The Thick of It.

This darkly comedic crime drama will star Carlow's own Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves, Towards Zero, Silent Roar), Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Game of Thrones, Kin), Philippa Dunne (Amandaland, Derry Girls, The Woman in the Wall) and Packy Lee (Peaky Blinders).

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Stuart Carolan, Writer and Executive Producer, said: “I’ve been a fan of the brilliant Chris Addison since The Thick of It - it’s been incredible fun working with him to bring this insane story to life.”

Chris Addison, Director and Executive Producer, said: “I’m frankly giddy with delight to get to team up with the twisted and highly original mind of Stuart Carolan to create this show. We’ve taken Caimh’s wonderful novel as a jumping off point and ended up with what I like to think of as a dark and delicious screwball drama.”

David Crean, Head of Drama, RTÉ said: “It’s so exciting to be in production with this amazing Irish drama from Stuart Carolan and Chris Addison after a great development process. The scripts are fantastic, as is the cast. RTÉ is excited to be collaborating with such brilliant broadcast partners to bring this great series to audiences on a national and international stage. Tall Tales & Murder is part of an unprecedented slate of original Irish drama in production from RTÉ, which will deliver over 142 hours of original drama this year.”

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