Declan Croghan

Declan Croghan is a playwright and a screenwriter known for creating shows such as 'The Body Farm' for the BBC, 'Life of Crime' for ITV and 'Murder Prevention' for Channel 5. He has written multiple episodes of British primetime television for shows such as 'Waking The Dead', 'Where The Heart Is', 'Ballykissangel', 'Taggart' and 'Ripper Street'.

What are Declan Croghan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

33%

Morality

28%

Ideas

20%

Bonds

11%

Survival

8%

Justice2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Melancholic

2

Cold

1

Hopeful

1

Contemplative

1

Other

1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Declan Croghan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Declan Croghan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Vikings: Valhalla(2022)
Show 5 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Life of Crime(2013)
Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Ripper Street(2012)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Body Farm(2011)
Show 6 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Murder Prevention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 5 episodes · Associate Producer · Creator · Writer
Waking the Dead(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Paddy
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
My Left Foot(1989)
as Tom
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films