Tall Tales & Murder
2026– · RTÉ Player · 49 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Mon, 28 Sept, 7:40 am
Ma Baker has Paul, Bridget is stuck with Grinner, and Bunny and Matron are desperate to make the swap with Wesley. Who will survive?
About
The series mixes a Bonnie and Clyde-style adventure of bent cops, kidnapping, underworld fixers, libido-enhancing horse medication bootleggers, and the dilemmas of unconventional heroes and villains with an 8th Century tall tale of monks, Vikings, buried treasure, and a priceless holy book.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 28 Sept· 50 minAn anonymous patient wakes from a coma at a Dublin care home and reveals he's a gangster with buried treasure. Is this a chance of a lifetime for nurse Bridget and ex con Paul?
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 28 Sept· 47 minBridget and Paul realise they're in trouble when they discover Grinner's past and the violent history of his Celtic gold. Bunny must choose between the law and Matron.
- E03
Episode 3
Mon, 28 Sept· 49 minPaul reveals his troubled past to Bridget, who encourages him to settle an old score. Matron involves Bunny in a novel cure for her insomnia as Grinner stokes fears about Wesley.
- E04
Episode 4
Mon, 28 Sept· 48 minBee Man catches up with Paul as Bridget realises the cost of her hasty revenge. Matron's plan to swap Grinner for Maurice goes awry when Grinner escapes and Wesley closes in.
- E05
Episode 5
Mon, 28 Sept· 50 minBridget and Paul try to raise money for guns as Grinner goes on a bender with underworld fixer, and horse Viagra bootlegger, Chick. Meanwhile, Ma Baker is on the prowl.
- E06
Episode 6
Mon, 28 Sept· 49 minMa Baker has Paul, Bridget is stuck with Grinner, and Bunny and Matron are desperate to make the swap with Wesley. Who will survive?
Cast
Ella Lily Hyland
Bridget
Aidan Gillen
Grinner
Casey Walsh
Paul
Brian Doherty
Bunny
Aisling O'Sullivan
Matron
Packy Lee
Wesley
Philippa Dunne
Ma Baker
