BBC Studios is partnering with Irish producer Treasure Entertainment to make Smother, a six-part series set on the rugged coast of County Clare in which a wife investigates the brutal death of her husband. This marks BBC Studios first commission from Irish public broadcaster RTÉ -a noir thriller from The Spanish Princess and Mr Selfridge writer Kate O’Riordan.
Val Ahern’s partner is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party and as she unravels the circumstances that led to his demise, she discovers how his controlling, manipulative behavior impacted his children and siblings.
O’Riordan serves as the lead writer and executive producer, with supporting writers including Tom Farrelly, Daniel Cullen and Ursula Rani Sarma. Tom Sherry and Michael Parke are also executive producing for BBC Studios, which developed the drama out of its Drama North and Scotland division. Treasure’s Rob Walpole and Rebecca O’Flanagan are the producers.