Dead Still creator and writer John Morton has been awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay for the show's debut episode Photochemistry.
The awards are issued by the Mystery Writers of America, honouring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television.
Created by Morton, and starring Michael Smiley, the droll dramedy is set in 1880s' Dublin in the Victorian era heyday of 'postmortem photography', when a recently deceased loved one is pictured for posterity with their family.
Irish drama Dead Still haunts Victorian Dublin
The six-episode first season - recently broadcast on RTÉ One - follows renowned memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset (played by Smiley) who is drawn towards a series of deaths which appear to be linked to his work.
Dead Still also stars Aidan O'Hare as Frederick Regan, an officer of the Dublin Metrpolitan Police, Eileen O'Higgins as Nancy Vickers, Brock's niece and an aspiring actress, Kerr Logan as Conall Malloy, a gravedigger and Brock's assistant, and Jimmy Smallhorne as Cecil Carruthers, Brocker's carriage driver.
The Irish/Canadian co-production is produced by Deadpan Pictures (Ireland) and Shaftesbury (Canada) in association with RTÉ, Acorn TV with Acorn Media Enterprises, ZDF Enterprises, and the BAI.
Dead Still - Season 1 is available to view on the RTÉ Player.
