David Ireland (Actor)

Shetland

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

Release Date2013-03-10

Charactersd Finlay Caulfield

Episode Count2

Vote Count181

Scot Squad

Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force in a fly on the wall style.

Release Date2014-11-03

Charactersd Wee Turkey

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

Derry Girls

Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

Release Date2018-01-04

Charactersd Sean Devlin

Episode Count3

Vote Count325

Still Game

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.

Release Date2002-09-06

Charactersd John

Episode Count1

Vote Count59

The Lovers

Janet is a foul-mouthed, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who doesn’t care about anything, including her life. Seamus is a handsome, self-centered, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend. When they unexpectedly meet, they instantly clash – and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other.

Release Date2023-09-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Charlie

Episode Count1

Vote Count20

Mountain Goats

Set around the antics of a ragtag group of Mountain Rescue volunteers, Mountain Goats celebrates the Highlands of Scotland, with proper kilt wearing maniacs fighting disaster on a weekly basis against the stunning backdrop of the Glencoe hills. When our heroes aren't out rescuing people, or being rescued themselves, they spend their time in 'The Old Goat' pub - a place of great warmth and camaraderie, where people come in for a quick pint and never want to leave. The regulars in the pub are Jimmy, an old school mountain goat with a fag burn in his jumper and a glint of mischief in his bloodshot eyes, the wild and mysterious Bill; Bernie, a cheery, hard-working woman, who keeps the others on the straight and narrow; and Conor, a handsome, easy-going young man who is more than a little bit naive. Their HQ is in the local pub, and the landlady is Jules - a formidable force of nature who'll have you out on your ear at the first sign of trouble.

Release Date2015-08-14

Charactersd Bill

Episode Count6

Vote Count4

The Lost King

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

Release Date2022-10-07

Charactersd Big Keith

Vote Count167

Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille

Release Date2023-05-13

Charactersd Quince

Cold Water

John, a repressed man, is shocked to find himself in middle age, secretly raging at his life as a stay-at-home dad. When his failure to intervene in a violent confrontation in a playground brings his identity crisis to a head, John ups and moves his family to the rural idyll of Coldwater, as far away from London as possible. Upon arrival, John is quickly befriended by next-door neighbour Tommy, a charming, confident man, devoted husband to the local vicar Rebecca. John is both impressed and slightly fascinated by Tommy whilst his wife Fiona despises him. When her husband’s relationship with their enigmatic new neighbour becomes increasingly intense, Fiona’s suspicions are aroused. She is unconvinced Tommy is all he seems to be, but John remains blissfully unaware that Tommy is harbouring horrifying secrets.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend. Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

Release Date2025-11-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Cyprus Avenue

David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old granddaughter for Gerry Adams.

Release Date2019-09-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Sadie

Filmed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast for BBC's Lights Up season of theatrical films, David Ireland's play concerns Sadie, a sharp tongued Belfast cleaner, who must confront painful episodes from her turbulent life.

Release Date2021-03-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Scotland In A Day

Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph and disaster.

Release Date2014-09-18