Former UK Media Minister John Whittindale described the series as "distinctively British" on Wednesday as he attempted to bring in legislation requiring new series to adhere to British values.
The Starling is the new comedy-drama starring Chris O'Dowd and Melissa McCarthy about a married couple trying to find their way past the tragic death of their toddler, which has completely unmoored their lives.
The brutal death of Fr. Niall Molloy in the master bedroom of Kilcoursey House, a 23-bedroom manor house situated on spacious grounds outside Clara, County Offaly, shocked the nation on July 8, 1985.
