Easy-going Garda Sergeant PJ Collins leads a peaceful life in the quiet Cork village of Duneen.
Cork City-based detective Linus Dunne investigates and orders the Burkes' graves opened for DNA sampling.
Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Karen Cogan would write the script for ITV's label Happy Prince, with Kathy Burke directing and Martina Niland for Port Pictures.
[2] It was later announced in July 2021 that Siobhán McSweeney, Charlene McKenna, Helen Behan, Pauline McLynn, and Brenda Fricker would star alongside Hill with the likes of Clinton Liberty, Amy Conroy, Olwen Fouéré, Eleanor Tiernan, Gary Shelford, Lochlann Ó Mearáin, Sky Yang, and Demi Isaac Oviawe also having joined the cast.
[3] Principal photography took place on location in West Cork with support from Screen Ireland, beginning in July 2021 and wrapping in October.