COMPETITION: Win Irish Blood: Series 1 on DVD

From Acorn Media International comes Irish Blood: Series 1 on DVD from 12 January 2026.

And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!

Featuring a stellar cast including Alicia Silverstone, Jason O’Mara (The Man In The High Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Wendy Crewson (Air Force One, We Were Liars), Dearbhla Molloy (Wild Mountain Thyme, No Reservations), Simone Kirby (His Dark Materials, Kneecap), Ruth Codd (The Traitors, The Fall of the House of Usher) and Leonardo Taiwo (Andor, Ant-Man & The Wasp). 

Synopsis:

Abandoned by her father as a child, ruthless divorce lawyer Fiona Sharpe (Silverstone) spends her life channelling her childhood trauma into her work. When she receives a mysterious package from her estranged father (O’Mara), she jumps at the opportunity to travel to Ireland and confront him face to face. 

 

However, all is not as it seems, when she arrives on the Irish coast, Fiona is met with a huge secret... A family who wasn’t aware of her existence. She soon discovers that the story of abandonment that has shaped her entire life, has been a lie made up for her own protection. 

 

As her father’s secretive past comes to light, Fiona is left with more questions than answers and when her stubborn curiosity gets the better of her, she gets swept up in a shocking mystery involving gangsters, dark secrets and unimaginable dangers. 

 

With a sensational lead, shocking twists and turns, stunning scenery and gut-wrenching family drama, unravel a thrilling new mystery this winter with Irish Blood. 

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Who plays Fiona's estranged father in Irish Blood?

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