TV review: Touches of Gothic drama infuse Sheridan’s heartfelt examination of West Cork’s most famous murder
Storied Irish film director takes on role of grizzled gumshoe and retells the still-unfinished story of the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier with uncommon empathy
Murder at the Cottage (Sky Crime, NowTV)
There are haunted landscapes in Ireland, or places that might easily give the impression of being haunted. Something about the light at certain times of the day may suggest a hidden menace in the countryside, or a forlorn presence that has failed to find rest.
Jim Sheridan sensed it at Three Castle Head, where the ruined towers of an O’Mahoney castle built in 1207 stand bleak and lonely ...