The BBC has released the first promotional image of Colin Morgan in Quirke, a new drama series for BBC One starring Gabriel Byrne.

The Merlin star will make a guest appearance as a character named Jimmy Minor in one of the three 90-minute episodes, adapted by screenwriters Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson from the books by Benjamin Black (pseudonym of award-winning Irish writer John Banville).

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