MURPHY’S LAW’, FILMED ON LOCATION IN IRELAND, SCORES TOP ‘AUDIENCE RATINGS
Three episodes of the hit TV series MURPHY’S LAW, which shot on location in Ireland earlier this year, hit the number 1 spot in the ratings when it was broadcast on television in Ireland and the UK this week.The series was broadcast on BBC1 in the prime time position at 9pm last Sunday Monday and Tuesday, over the Bank Holiday weekend in the UK. The series pulled in a consistent audience of over 5 million viewers each nights, taking almost 25%* of the audience watching television at that time.
MURPHY’S LAW shot for seven weeks in April and May this year in and around the Dublin area, Shankhill and Wicklow. Particular locations that were used for the hit series include the Clancy Barracks, North Circular Road, Portobello, and the Bray Head Hotel, with St. King Street doubled as an Asian market in Leicester.
MURPHY’S LAW stars Belfast actor Jimmy Nesbit and was directed by Irish director Colm McCarthy (Footballers Wives, Dream Team) with a budget of approximately €4.5 million. The series was produced by Tiger Aspect and co-produced by Irish company Element Films for the BBC, with finance from the Irish Film Board and section 481, the Irish tax incentive for film and television. Element Films’ credits include THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, THE MAGDELENE SISTERS and OMAGH.