''Borderline'' is an Irish and British 2024 police procedural television series set in the Republic of Ireland concerning the discovery of a body on the borderline between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The cast is led by

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and Amy De Bhrún and also includes

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and Hugh O'Connor as well as Charlotte Bradley,

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, and Jack Hickey. It was broadcast in September 2024.

Premise

Members of Northern Ireland's

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and the Republic of Ireland's

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, including detective inspector Philip Boyd of Northern Ireland and his Republic of Ireland counterpart, detective inspector Aoife Regan, must put their differences aside and collaborate to solve a crime that appears to straddle the border between the two countries.

Cast

as Detective Inspector Philip Boyd * Amy De Bhrún as Detective Inspector Aoife Regan *

as Jack Mullen * Hugh O'Connor as CS James Casey * Charlotte Bradley as CS Flynn *

as Aisling *

as Rev Adam * Ciaran McMahon as Captain * Amy Malloy as Lottie Mullen * Paul Reid as DC Maguire * Siobhan O'Kelly as Roise Boyd * Barry John Kinsella as Ian Walsh * Sarah Carroll as Roisin * Jack Hickey as Sean * Adam Walker-Kavanagh as Garda Brady

Production

The series is written by John Forte whilst Robert Quinn directs and Steve November and Mary Callery are executive producers. It is produced by Irish production company ShinAwil and UK-based firm Further South Productions. Funding comes from German channel

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. Backing also comes from Screen Ireland and distribution is by

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. The cast is led by

and Amy De Bhrún. The cast also includes

and Hugh O'Connor as well as Charlotte Bradley,

, and Jack Hickey. Filming took place in

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in the Republic of Ireland, with filming locations including Dundalk, in 2023.

Broadcast

The series premiered in the United States on

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on 1 September 2024. It premiered in the United Kingdom on

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from 2 September 2024.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borderline (2024 TV series) 2020s British crime drama television series 2024 British television series debuts British English-language television shows Television shows set in Northern Ireland Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland British crime television series 2020s British police procedural television series 2020s British workplace drama television series British detective television series Irish crime television series Irish English-language television shows