Merlin star Colin Morgan is to appear in a new BBC One drama series.
The Irish actor will appear opposite Gabriel Byrne in forthcoming detective serial Quirke later in 2013.
The role will mark Morgan's first television appearance since popular fantasy drama Merlin concluded on December 24, pulling in 7.8 million viewers.
The three-part Quirke will star award-winning Byrne as the title character - a sombre Dublin pathologist who solves crimes in the 1950s.
Morgan will appear in the third episode - titled 'Elegy' - as the character Jimmy Minor. In addition to his Merlin stint, the 27-year-old has previously appeared in an episode of Doctor Who and in the 2010 film Parked.
Quirke has been filming on location in Ireland since November.
