Mourning Glory follows Dermot (Nigel O’Neill), a recent widower who seeks out the company of grieving strangers at random funerals, in an attempt to numb his own pain. Encouraged by his neighbour Jimmy, played by Lalor Roddy (That They May Face The Rising Sun, Say Nothing), Dermot’s new past time of gate-crashing of every wake across rural county Antrim doesn’t go unnoticed. 

The new funeral director (Amy Huberman) and her young son, played by Lennox Loughran (Say Nothing, Jimmy Won’t be at Work Today), catch him in the act but then make him an offer he surely can’t refuse…

MOURNING GLORY is a proof of concept film commissioned through the BBCNI & Northern Ireland Screen Green Lit initiative in 2025. First broadcast on BBC One, now available on BBC iPlayer. Series development is underway.

Watch here: Mourning Glory – BBC iPlayer