Dir: David Drury
Cast: Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Shaun Evans, Kierston Wareing, Charlotte Riley
Co-Producer: Company Pictures

Freddie Jackson is just out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie dreams of having her husband home, but has forgotten the rows, the violence and the girls Freddie can't leave alone.

Families should stick together, but behind closed doors, jealousy and betrayal fester until everyone's life is infected. For the Jacksons, loyalty cannot win out. In their world everyone is on the take

Dir: Ciaran Donnelly
Cast: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby
Co-Producer: Company Pictures

The BBC commissioned Company Pictures to develop the series after the success of its pilot George Gently in 2007 which attracted a very significant audience of c.5 million for BBC films. George Gently 2 is two 90 minute drama episodes shot in Ireland and will be aired later this year.

Martin Shaw, one of the UK’s best known actors internationally is back as George Gently, as is Lee Ingleby as DS John Bacchus. It’s 1964 and the world is changing fast. Top writer Peter Flannery again brings to life one of the unsung heroes of detective fiction, George Gently, whose passionate investigations reveal the dark underbelly of a society on the cusp of change.

Dir: Will Sinclair
Cast: Warren Clarke, Dean Lennox Kelly, Jenny Agutter, Paul Barber, Anthony Head, Emily Head.
Co-Producer: Company Pictures

The Invisibles (previously titled Desperados) is a series of six by one hour television episodes developed for BBC and was produced by Company Pictures. It was shot half in Belfast and half in and around Dublin. It will be aired later this year.

The series follows Maurice and Syd, old friends who return from the good life on the Costa del Crime, where they have spent their ill-gotten gains, to a quiet Devon fishing village, where they plan to eke out their retirement. However, the quiet life is not for them and, with money running short, they quickly find themselves drawn back into a life of crime, only to find that crime has moved on and they’ve got new things to learn.

Dir: Anthony Byrne
Cast: Owen McDonnell, Ian McElhinney, Charlene McKenna, David Herlihy, Caroline Catz
Co-Producer: Touchpaper Television

First time around the clever drama attracted a 40% audience share on its broadcast and following on from this success, RTE commissioned the second installation, Single Handed 2. This two part drama series was developed by RTE and Touchpaper Television Limited, a subsidiary of RDF Media Group. It will be aired later this year.

Owen McDonnell plays probing Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll who is on the case of a missing two year old boy. Locals point the finger at the boy’s father, but Jack, never satisfied with a simple theory, probes deeper, unveiling more hidden secrets in the picturesque village.

Dir: Syd Macartney
Cast: Michelle Collins, Sean Gallagher, Gary Cooke
Co-Producer: Shed Productions

Rock Rivals is an 8 part drama series currently being aired on ITV. It was produced by the award winning UK independent production company, Shed Productions and had Simon Cowell (X-Factor) on board as a story consultant.

Rock Rivals tells the story of two celebrity judges whose marriage falls apart and descends into a "War of the Roses" feud both on and off camera. It is a drama based on a combination of wild characters and pacey plots set against a world of ruthless ambition.

Dir: Andi Niessner
Co-Producer: FFP New Media

Mist Over Kilrush, a 90 minute made for television German language film, is an adaptation of an original novel by Rosamunde Pilcher. Written by Marlis Ewald and directed by Andi Niessner, the story is set in Ireland and was shot in county Kerry with both German and Irish cast and a mix of German and Irish crew.

The story centres around the Kilrush family who own a horse stud in the south of Ireland. With the arrival of Patrick O’Connell, a horse whisperer from Utah, secrets and conflicts come to the surface and the lives of each member of the family will never be the same again.

Dir: Brian Percival
Cast: Sir Derek Jacobi, Toby Jones, Zoë Wanamaker, Martin Freeman, Gina McKee, Josie Lawrence, Sophie Vavasseur
Co-Producer: Carnival Films

Martyn Hesford’s wonderful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic The Old Curiosity Shop was commissioned by ITV in 2007. The Old Curiosity Shop is a Carnival/WGBH Boston/Ingenious Broadcasting co-production with the participation of Bord Scannan na hÉireann/Irish Film Board.

The drama tells the story of little Nell who lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities. Unbeknownst to Nell, her Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret, borrowing heavily from evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When he gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop and it seems Nell and Grandfather are left with only one option - to escape.

Dir: Colm McCarthy
Cast: Jimmy Nesbitt, Andrea Lowe, Tim Dantay, Jessica Oyelowo
Co-Producer: Tiger Aspect

Series 5 of Murphy’s Law, comprising three one hour episodes and co-produced with Tiger Aspect for BBC, returned to Ireland in the summer of 2007. Filmed on location in Ireland, Murphy’s Law was nominated for Best Drama Series or Serial Award in the Broadcast Awards 2008.

Following the mysterious disappearance of two undercover officers, Murphy (Jimmy Nesbitt) is forced back into the field to find and follow their trail. He enters a world of human trafficking, drugs and prostitution, befriending a vicious criminal ring of sex traders and putting himself at their disposal.

Dir: Euros Lyn
Cast: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Phil Davis, Richard Armitage
Co-Producer: Company Pictures

This 90 minute television film was developed as a pilot for a series for BBC. Produced by Company Pictures, George Gently starred Martin Shaw and was directed by Euros Lyn (Doctor Who, Casualty).

Set in 1960s Northumberland at a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become increasingly blurred, Commander George Gently is one of a few good men. Gently has been forced out of the Metropolitan police and finds himself attached to a Northumberland branch confronting his nemesis responsible for the death of his beloved wife and his own fall from grace.

Dir: Julian Kemp
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, Bill Paterson
Co-Producer: RDF

Baker Street Irregulars was a two part drama series developed by RDF Media Group for BBC. Set in London, the entire production took place in Ireland and was nominated in the Best Children’s Entertainment category in the Broadcast Awards 2008.

Baker Street Irregulars concerns a group of young street children who are recruited by Sherlock Holmes to help him solve crimes. Over the two episodes we follow them on a journey that sees them grow from being mere tools for Sherlock Holmes into investigators in their own right.

Dir: Colm McCarthy
Cast: Owen McDonnell, Ian McElhinney, Liam Carney, Laura Murphy
Co-Producer: Touchpaper Television

Single Handed was a two part drama series developed by RTE and RDF Media Group. Shot on Hi-Def, on location in Connemara, County Galway in October 2006, the series was directed by Colm McCarthy (Murphy’s Law, Dream Team) and was nominated in the Best Drama Series/Soap category in the 2008 IFTAs.

Jack Driscoll will discover that crimes committed today have their roots in secret crimes of times gone by. He will also discover that the corrupt network isn’t just a thing of the past – these men are now in positions of authority and power.

Dir: Stefan Bartmann
Co-Producer: FFP New Media

Based on the story A Wind for North by Rosamunde Pilcher and written by Gabriele Kister, Return to the River was set and shot on location in Ireland. This one hour 90 minute TV film was made for ZDF and co-produced with FFP New Media.

Return to the River is based on the lives of Anne, Robert and their daughter Elisabeth who run a high quality salmon farm by the Shannon River.

Dir: Simon Massey, Dermot Boyd
Cast: Conor Mullen, Stanley Townsend, Lorraine Pilkington, Eamon Morrissey, Ben Davies.
Co-Producer: World Productions

Rough Diamond was a six part family drama TV series for BBC by World Productions, the UK production company behind the highly successful Ballykissangel. Rough Diamond was shot entirely in Ireland.

Aidan Doherty is a struggling horse trainer who acquires a colt he never wanted, a son he never knew he had and decides not to sell out to the opposition in the form of Charlie Carrick, a studfarm owner, married to Aidan’s old flame, Yolanda. He now has a chance of a brighter future, a hope of redemption, but is he brave enough to take the reins?

Dir: Colm McCarthy
Cast: Jimmy Nesbitt, Liam Cunningham, Shane Zaza, Francis Magee, Brian McCardie
Co-Producer: Tiger Aspect

Series 4 of Murphy’s Law comprised of three one hour long episodes for BBC1 and was fully shot in Ireland. It scored the top spot in the TV ratings chart broadcasting on television in both the UK and Ireland.

Based on the eponymous novel by Colin Bateman, Murphy’s Law stars James Nesbitt as undercover copy Tommy Murphy. Series 3 follows one undercover investigation in a continuous storyline.

Dir: Stefan Bartmann
Co-Producer: FFP New Media

Oceans Apart is an adaptation written by Gabriele Kister of an original novel An Ocean Apart by Robin Pilcher. Co-produced with German FFP New Media, set in Ireland and New Zealand, this 90 minute TV film for ZDF was filmed on location entirely in Ireland.

Oceans Apart is the story of Lord David Inchelvie who escapes to New Zealand after the death of his wife. Taking a job as a gardener for Jennifer Newman opens up a new friendship with Jennifer and her son, giving David hope that perhaps his wounded heart can one day be healed.

Dir: John Schultz
Cast: Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Eric Stoltz, John Leguizamo
HKI Co-Production with Deep River Productions, Paramount Pictures, MMDP Munich Movie Development & Production

With scenes predominantly shot in Ireland during the summer of 2004, The Honeymooners was directed by John Schultz and produced by David T. Friendly who also produced the 2004 Pierce Brosnan Irish feature Laws of Attraction.

The Honeymooners is an updated movie version of the classic Jackie Gleason television series of the same name. The story involves two best friends, bus driver Ralph and sewer worked Ed, who hatch crazy schemes backed by their wives, Alice and Trixie, in an effort to get the homes they think they deserve.

* The Honeymooners was co-produced by Hells Kitchen International, a sister company of Element Pictures.

Dir: Peter Howitt
Cast: Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore
HKI Co-Production: Deep River Productions, Irish DreamTime, Initial Entertainment Group

Laws of Attraction was a $40m co-production with David T. Friendly for Intermedia/New Line and was written by Aline Brosh McKenna.

Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan star in this romantic comedy as two famous New York divorce lawyers representing opposing clients in a divorce case. But can they make it as husband and wife themselves? Getting married is a great way to fall in love.

* Laws of Attraction was co-produced by Hells Kitchen International, a sister company of Element Pictures.