Obituary: Death Becomes Her
10:45 pm - 11:45 pm, Sunday, May 24 on ITV1 London (3)
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Death Becomes Her
Season 1, Episode 1
Local newspaper obituary writer Elvira Clancy fears she may lose her job when her editor tells her she is only going to be paid per article So when deaths trickle to a halt, she decides to start murdering the more unpleasant residents of her small town - and the more she earns, the more she discovers she has an untapped bloodlust. Dark comedy drama, starring Siobhán Cullen, with Michael Smiley and Ronan Raftery
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Michael Smiley
(Actor)
.. Ward Clancy
Ronan Raftery
(Actor)
.. Emerson Stafford
Danielle Galligan
(Actor)
.. Mallory Markum
David Ganly
(Actor)
.. Hughie Burns
Lalor Roddy
(Actor)
.. Clive Cavendish
Michael Hough
(Actor)
.. Tom Quigley
Allan Keating
(Actor)
.. Patsy Ruane
Noni Stapleton
(Actor)
.. Garda Rose Mulcahy
Barry McGovern
(Actor)
.. Sandy Benson
Lenny Hayden
(Actor)
.. Sylvester McHugh
Emily Phillips
(Actor)
.. Young Mallory
Fiona Browne
(Actor)
.. Mary McHugh
Marion O'Dwyer
(Actor)
.. Margo Benson
Conan Sweeny
(Actor)
.. Donal the barman
Charlie Bonner
(Actor)
.. Bob Power
Helen Roche
(Actor)
.. Alice Mulcahy
Mary Madden
(Actor)
.. Agnes Dunford
Jason Daly
(Actor)
.. Garda Mick
Cian Hyland
(Actor)
.. Sly Jr
Evanne Kilgallon
(Actor)
.. Kate Cunniffe
John Hayes
(Director)
Ray Lawlor
(Writer)
Nell Green
(Producer)
Tony Kearns
(Editor)
Laurent Boissel
(Executive producer)
David Crean
(Executive producer)
Paddy Hayes
(Executive producer)
Dermot Horan
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
(Actor)
.. Elvira Clancy
Michael Smiley
(Actor)
.. Ward Clancy
Best Known For:
A string of roles.
Early-life:
Michael was born in Belfast in 1963 to Alice and Frank and grew up in Holywood in Co Down, Northern Ireland. He has a brother, John, and a sister, Collette. Michael worked on various building sites before landing a job as a cycle courier. He began doing stand-up in 1993 after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He was performing one-man shows in Edinburgh when he got the chance to make his acting debut in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced.
Career:
Acting roles for Smiley followed in the likes of Time Gentlemen Please, 15 Storeys High, Hustle, Rose and Maloney, Nearly Famous, Law & Order: UK and Doctor Who. On the big screen, he has starred in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Outpost (2007), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Burke and Hare (2010), Kill List (2011), The World's End (2013), The Lobster (2015) and Orthodox (2016). He has had recurring roles in Bleak House, Wire in the Blood, Father Figure and Luther. He indulges his passion for bikes in the travel series Something to Ride Home About.
Quote:
'I spent a long time not knowing what I wanted to do and being fearful of life and worrying about not being able to support my wife and family.'
Trivia:
Smiley shared a flat with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the 1990s.
Ronan Raftery
(Actor)
.. Emerson Stafford
Danielle Galligan
(Actor)
.. Mallory Markum
David Ganly
(Actor)
.. Hughie Burns
Lalor Roddy
(Actor)
.. Clive Cavendish
Michael Hough
(Actor)
.. Tom Quigley
Allan Keating
(Actor)
.. Patsy Ruane
Noni Stapleton
(Actor)
.. Garda Rose Mulcahy
Barry McGovern
(Actor)
.. Sandy Benson
Lenny Hayden
(Actor)
.. Sylvester McHugh
(Actor)
.. Young Elvira
Emily Phillips
(Actor)
.. Young Mallory
Fiona Browne
(Actor)
.. Mary McHugh
Marion O'Dwyer
(Actor)
.. Margo Benson
Conan Sweeny
(Actor)
.. Donal the barman
Charlie Bonner
(Actor)
.. Bob Power
Helen Roche
(Actor)
.. Alice Mulcahy
Mary Madden
(Actor)
.. Agnes Dunford
Jason Daly
(Actor)
.. Garda Mick
Cian Hyland
(Actor)
.. Sly Jr
Evanne Kilgallon
(Actor)
.. Kate Cunniffe
John Hayes
(Director)
Ray Lawlor
(Writer)
Nell Green
(Producer)
Tony Kearns
(Editor)
Laurent Boissel
(Executive producer)
David Crean
(Executive producer)
Paddy Hayes
(Executive producer)
Dermot Horan
(Executive producer)
