‘Gripping’ BBC murder mystery soars up Netflix top 10 after being quietly added 

Sarah Greene plays one half of the detective duo in the murder mystery show (Picture: BBC/Euston Films/Starz/Steffan Hill)

A BBC murder mystery from 2019 has soared up Netflix’s top 10 series, landing at number three today. 

The Irish crime drama was quietly added by the streamer earlier this week and it’s proving popular.

It stars Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters, The Death of Bunny Munro), and Killian Scott (Kaos, Trespass Against Us).  

Dublin Murders sees detectives Rob Reilly (Greene) and Cassie Maddox (Scott) working for an elite murder squad. 

The BBC synopsis reads: ‘When a young, talented ballerina is found dead on an ancient stone altar, her death drags up another tragedy that befell this community years before – when three children disappeared into the local woods and only one returned.’ 

Set in the outskirts of Dublin, this twisty series is based on the novels of Tana French, a crime novelist and New York Times bestselling author. 

The BBC series was released in 2019 but has just been added to Netflix (Picture: BBC/Euston Films/Steffan Hill) Creator Sarah Phelps said of the two leads: ‘They’re also friends and it’s not a sexual thing’ (Picture: BBC/Euston Films/Starz/Steffan Hill)

The series is based on two of French’s books, both In The Woods and The Likeness. 

Speaking at the time of the programme’s release, the show’s creator Sarah Phelps told the BBC that after reading French’s novels, she was captivated: ‘I loved every sentence. I was very compelled and drawn into the world of each individual character.’ 

On the lead characters, Phelps explained: ‘This case will unpeel the thing that they have in common and share, the pact they have made with each other. I can’t say too much about it because there’s a huge spoiler, but there is something deep and dark about them that they share.  

‘It is something tragic and highly personal that has dogged them all of their adult lives. This story is about how they are going to be able to get on with the serious, difficult dirty business of just living with it.’ 

Viewers of the show have rated it seven out of 10 on IMDb.

Clea Gall gave it full marks and said it was ‘one of the best crime shows out there’, calling it a ‘gripping mystery’.

It’s based on two novels from French’s Murder Squad books (Picture: BBC/Euston Films) The show focuses heavily on their relationship (Picture: BBC/Euston Films/Starz/Steffan Hill)

Another, Natbro96, said the show will get you ‘hooked from the first episode’.

However, some of the reviewers weren’t fans of the ending, with Niall Mulligan giving it a six out of 10 for its ‘unresolved plot’.

The Dublin Murders is available to stream now on Netflix and BBC iPlayer.

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