# Blood (2018 TV series)

Blood is a Channel 5 and Virgin Media One psychological thriller, created by Sophie Petzal and starring Carolina Main and Adrian Dunbar. The first series was broadcast in November 2018 and the second series in April–May 2020.

## Synopsis

Cat Hogan (Carolina Main) returns home to a fictional small town in the Dublin commuter belt (actually filmed in the Kilcock, Kildare) following the news that her mother, who had been suffering from a long illness, had died after falling over and striking her head against a rock at the family home. Haunted by flashbacks from an incident in her childhood, she's convinced her father had something to do with her mother's death, and her family is torn by suspicion and grief. Was her mother's death an accident?

## Cast

* Adrian Dunbar as Dr Jim Hogan
* Carolina Main as Cathleen "Cat" Hogan
* Gráinne Keenan as Fiona Hogan
* Diarmuid Noyes as Michael Hogan
* Ingrid Craigie as Mary Hogan
* Fiona Bell as Gillian Mooney
* Denis Conway as Tom Mooney
* Desmond Eastwood as Owen Mooney
* Ian Lloyd Anderson as Paul Crowley
* Ruby Dunne as Rose Crowley
* James Heffernan as Joseph Crowley
* Seán Duggan as Dez Breen
* Shereen Martin as Sarah

## Production

Blood was filmed in counties Meath and Kildare, and in Dublin. The location of the family home was at the Larchill Arcadian Gardens in County Meath.

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Avg UK viewership (millions) |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Avg UK viewership (millions) |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) | 23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) | TBA |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 27 April 2020 (2020-04-27) | 1 May 2020 (2020-05-01) | TBA |

### Series 1 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Coming Home" | Lisa Mulcahy | Sophie Petzal | 19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) | N/A |
| The opening episode of a six-part thriller set in rural Ireland. Cat returns to her childhood home in West Meath following the news that her mother, who had been suffering from a long illness has died, supposedly from injuries sustained in a fall. She becomes suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her death - and of her father in particular - and immediately starts asking awkward questions. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Secrets and Lies" | Lisa Mulcahy | Sophie Petzal | 19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) | N/A |
| Cat struggles to get her suspicions taken seriously after her mother's mysterious death. She tracks down an old friend from her past who may be able to shed light on the present. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Funeral" | Lisa Mulcahy | Sophie Petzal | 20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) | N/A |
| The day of the funeral arrives and the extended family gather to bury Mary, with tensions high in the wake of their confrontation. Jim re-introduces a strange and distant relative to the household, whom Cat suspects has some very ill intentions |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Memories" | Hannah Quinn | Sophie Petzal | 21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) | N/A |
| In the aftermath of the funeral, Cat finds herself on the receiving end of Jim's apparent mercy and is forced to confront the question of her own sanity |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Last Chance" | Hannah Quinn | Sophie Petzal | 22 November 2018 (2018-11-22) | N/A |
| Reeling from the impact of another tragedy, Cat is presented with a dark choice to make, depending on whether she seeks the truth or revenge. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Truth" | Hannah Quinn | Sophie Petzal | 23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) | N/A |
| Jim finally tells Cat the truth. The truth is finally revealed in a series of flashbacks to the days leading up to Mary's death. The episode flashes back to the days before Mary's death, Jim looks after Mary with kindness and tenderness - showing an apparent different side to his character. Garda Breen investigates the robbery of Jim's elderly patient, Rita, and aware Jim was at Rita's house the night before asks Sarah to arrange for Jim to give an official statement. At the Hogan home, Mary discovers a bag stuffed full of money and confronts Jim about it. Jim confesses that he took Rita's cash and begs Mary's forgiveness, before Mary devastates him with a shocking ultimatum. |||||||

### Series 2 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 7 | 1 | "Deep Water" | Maurice Sweeney | Sophie Petzal | 27 April 2020 (2020-04-27) | N/A |
| Jim Hogan returns home after a year away to find his daughter Fiona ailing. Detective Dez Breen arrives with news of a disturbing discovery. |||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Grave Digging" | Maurice Sweeney | Sophie Petzal | 28 April 2020 (2020-04-28) | N/A |
| As Fiona is brought in for questioning over the discovery of her husband's body, there is a flashback to the events of the preceding weeks. |||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Where This Has Led" | Maurice Sweeney | Sophie Petzal | 29 April 2020 (2020-04-29) | N/A |
| Detective Dez Breen continues with his interrogation of Fiona. Paul is faced with an impossible decision: will he follow Kian's orders and assist with the theft of Gillian's prized horse, or will he stay loyal to his friends? Following a failed job interview, Jim spends the day with Fiona and the kids. |||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Communion" | Laura Way | Sophie Petzal | 30 April 2020 (2020-04-30) | N/A |
| On the day of Paul and Fiona's twins First Communion, Paul is nowhere to be found, but shows up just in time to attend the ceremony. Later at the pub he and Jim go off to take care of another matter while the three adult siblings reunite. |||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Can't Repeat the Past" | Laura Way | Sophie Petzal | 1 May 2020 (2020-05-01) | N/A |
| Fiona's plan to leave with Gillian and her children hits a snag. Later the Garda's focus on Paul's death shifts to Jim, whose suspicious activities with Paul are hard to explain without further incrimination |||||||
| 12 | 6 | "What We Sow" | Laura Way | Sophie Petzal | 1 May 2020 (2020-05-01) | N/A |
| Paul's insecurities cause him to lash out at those closest to him, which results in his death. |||||||

## Indian adaptation

On 28 March 2022, it was announced Disney+ Hotstar would produce an Indian adaptation of Blood. The series, titled Masoom, is helmed by Gurmmeet Singh and is set to debut on 17 June 2022.