Limited series · Netflix
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Roisin Gallagher
Saoirse
8 eps
Sinéad Keenan
Robyn
8 eps
Caoilfhionn Dunne
Dara
8 eps
Darragh Hand
Liam
8 eps
Natasha O'Keeffe
Greta
8 eps
Bronagh Gallagher
Booker
7 eps
Emmett J. Scanlan
Owen
8 eps
Emma Canning
Young Greta
6 eps
Michelle Fairley
Margo
7 eps
Nikesh Patel
Harry
3 eps
Leila Farzad
Marnie
4 eps
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Camille
1 eps
Jenn Murray
Jamie
5 eps
Eleanor Methven
Mrs. Friel
5 eps
Ardal O'Hanlon
Séamus
5 eps
Tom Basden
Seb
5 eps
Niamh Finlay
Lucy
3 eps
Matilda Freeman
Maria
6 eps
Ryan McParland
Feargal
2 eps
Beth Strahan
Café Waitress
1 eps
Joseph Beer
Jack
3 eps
Owen Mallon
Ryan
3 eps
Edan McIlroy
Patrick
3 eps
Josh Finan
Andrew / Charles Sampson
7 eps
Nathan Hughes
Waiter
1 eps
Charis Agbonlahor
Flight Attendant
1 eps
Emily Flain
Young Saoirse
4 eps
Chara Aitken
Young Dara
4 eps
Maria Laird
Young Robyn
4 eps
Art Campion
Jim
4 eps
Pat Shortt
Charlie
3 eps
Marie Jones
Eileen
3 eps
Michael Redmond
Garda Peadar
5 eps
David Pearse
Uncle Hughie
1 eps
Emer Kenny
Georgie
1 eps
Scott Bryan
Journalist
1 eps
Des McAleer
Father William
1 eps
Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle
Niamh
1 eps
Julia Dearden
Bridget
1 eps
John Paul McCauley
Musician
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How How to Get to Heaven from Belfast actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Separate But Inseparable
Already in a tight spot, a confession ratchets up the tension between Robyn, Saoirse, and Dara. An exasperated Booker gets back on the box's trail.
- Directed by George Kane
S01E01
The Wake
Old pals Dara, Robyn and Saoirse head to a small Donegal town for a school friend's wake, and to make sure a long-held secret stays buried.
- Directed by Michael Lennox
- Written by Lisa McGee
S01E04
The Girl from Sagres
After some stellar sleuthing, the trio's search for answers takes them to a five-star resort in Portugal, where they're not the only ones on a mission.
- Directed by George Kane
S01E08
Anagnorisis
Having come this far, Saoirse, Dara and Robyn know there's no going back. Will they finally uncover the terrifying truth ... and manage to stay alive?
- Directed by Rachna Suri
S01E03
The Ghost
As a storm rages towards Knockdara, Saoirse, Dara and Robyn set up camp in the hotel, again. Liam probes deeper into another old friend of Greta's.
- Directed by Michael Lennox
S01E02
The Secret
Reeling from the crash, the gang vows to leave Greta and the past well alone, until mysterious red letters and an old notebook pull them right back in.
- Directed by Michael Lennox
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Caroline LeddyExecutive Producer
- Brian J. FalconerProducer
- Lisa McGeeExecutive Producer
- Liz LewinExecutive Producer
- Michael LennoxExecutive Producer
- Jimmy MulvilleExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lisa McGeeWriter
Direction
- George KaneDirector
- Rachna SuriDirector
- Michael LennoxDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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