TV series
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
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Episode 1
The mysterious death of a wealthy confectionery firm owner plunges Nikki, Leo and new recruit Jack Hodgson into a murky world of corporate subterfuge.
Directed by Anthony ByrneGuest stars Tim Pigott-Smith
Episode 2
When two women close to a dead businessman are murdered, Nikki, Jack and Leo open his family's skeleton-packed closet.
Directed by Anthony ByrneGuest stars Tim Pigott-Smith
Episode 3
The murders of two women in a house basement force Jack to lock horns with an old flame, while Leo wrestles with providing a second post-mortem on a baby.
Directed by Richard ClarkGuest stars Bryony Afferson
Episode 4
As the basement women case highlights two cooperating killers, Nikki, Jack and DI Reed realise one victim was killed by a controlled sedative.
Directed by Richard Clark
Episode 5
When a pub landlady is stabbed to death and her little finger cut off, Nikki is isolated in her quest to prove the husband's innocence.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanGuest stars David Murray, Kevin Hudson
Episode 6
When arrested and interrogated by DI Kate Warren, Alan Lane vehemently protests his innocence and insists he didn't kill his wife.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanGuest stars David Murray
Episode 7
Nikki is wooed by a science minister as she and Jack investigate a murder on an eco-building project, whilst Leo finds himself trapped in a hospital siege.
Directed by David Richards
Episode 8
Conflict brews between Leo and Nikki when he suspects her new boyfriend is involved in a 50-year cover-up, leaving Leo battling alone to expose the truth.
Directed by David Richards
Episode 9
Human remains found on an Afghan water supply project send Leo, Nikki and Jack to the war-torn region to establish if it is a missing British soldier.
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon
Episode 10
Leo develops a life-changing relationship with a charity worker as Nikki and Jack make a forensic breakthrough on their case in Afghanistan.
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
William GaminaraLeo Dalton
Emilia FoxNikki Alexander
David CavesJack Hodgson
Tom WardHarry Cunningham
Richard LinternThomas Chamberlain
Liz CarrClarissa Mullery
Amanda BurtonSam Ryan
Genesis LyneaSimone Tyler
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
BBC Studios Drama ProductionsUnited Kingdom
