Television
Quirke writes for television with surrealist playwright Robin French. Their output has included episodes of children's drama I Dream, which starred members of the band S Club 8, work for the comedy sketch show, Man Stroke Woman and sitcom pilot Bash, both aired on BBC Three. Bash was directed by Dominic Brigstocke and produced by Adam Bromley.
Quirke and French worked on Roommates, a new sitcom which premiered on ABC Family on 23 March 2009. Their eight-part drama Trinity appeared on British television from September 2009. Each has been nominated amongst the Hot Shot Writers of 2008 by Broadcast magazine.
In 2012 the sitcom Cuckoo, written by Quirke and French, aired on BBC Three.
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