Following on from his best actor win at the National Television Awards last night, the BBC have released a picture of Merlin star Colin Morgan in his next television project, Quirke.

Quirke is a new drama based on the books by Benjamin Black, adapted by screenwriters Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson and starring Gabriel Byrne in the title role.

Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into unexpected places as he uncovers the secrets of sudden death in 1950s Dublin.

Morgan guest stars as Jimmy Minor in the final episode of the three-part series, entitled Elegy For April.