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TV series

Waking the Dead

2001TV-149 seasons7.2 / 10

A second chance to catch the killer!

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Synopsis

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Episode 1

Multistorey (1)

8.0 / 10

A man accused of opening fire on a crowd from a multi storey car park, and killing a policeman, is claiming his innocence. Boyd's colleagues question his loyalties when he seems unwilling to re-investigate. As DC Mel Silver digs deeper, she discovers some disturbing truths about her boss.

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Directed by Robert BiermanWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Clarke Peters, Raji James, Cliff Parisi, Jason Hughes, Kim Vithana, Brendan Coyle, Jonny Phillips, Saskia Wickham

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Episode 2

Multistorey (2)

7.5 / 10

Boyd struggles with his past while continuing the investigation on a mass murderer who was also guilty of killing his close friend. Are the Gunman's claims of innocence true? As the team investigate it looks as if someone else may have been involved.

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Directed by Robert BiermanWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Clarke Peters, Raji James, Jason Hughes, Kim Vithana, Brendan Coyle, Jonny Phillips, Saskia Wickham, Sean Pertwee

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Episode 3

Walking on Water (1)

3.3 / 10

When a convicted killer is cleared at appeal for the murder of his adoptive father ten years previously, Boyd is not convinced that the man is innocent. But the only way to find out is to track down the rest of the family - and with a big inheritance at stake, both parties appear to have a lot to hide..

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Directed by David ThackerWritten by Stephen DavisGuest stars Trevor Peacock, Lorraine Pilkington, Craig Kelly, Lee Montague, John McEnery, Ray Fearon, Avril Elgar, Alan Ford

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Episode 4

Walking on Water (2)

8.0 / 10

Following the murder of Mark Lovell's cousin, the team establish that Mark has a watertight alibi, and the search for the real murderer narrows down to the remaining family members. Their investigation into the two remaining family members is further complicated by the discovery of drug dealing and involvement in the witness protection scheme.

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Directed by David ThackerWritten by Stephen DavisGuest stars Trevor Peacock, Lorraine Pilkington, Craig Kelly, Lee Montague, John McEnery, Ray Fearon, Avril Elgar, Alan Ford

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Episode 5

Breaking Glass (1)

3.3 / 10

A recovered memory therapist alerts the CCS to a care home regime of sexual abuse of young boys and a suspected murder. Her client who revealed all this in a therapy session goes missing and the team strongly suspect he has gone on the hunt for the man who abused him and murdered his friend.

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Directed by Andy HayWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Saskia Reeves, Ian Hogg, Michael Pennington, Tom Bell, Navin Chowdhry, Bronson Webb, Eamonn Riley

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Episode 6

Breaking Glass (2)

8.0 / 10

ln their attempts to prevent another murder, the team desperately tries to establish the identity of the care home paedophile who is also being hunted down by two of his victims..

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Directed by Andy HayWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Saskia Reeves, Ian Hogg, Michael Pennington, Tom Bell, Navin Chowdhry, Bronson Webb, Clarence Smith

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Episode 7

Final Cut (1)

8.0 / 10

A mummified body sends the Cold Case Squad back to the sixties and to a Notting Hill house which had been featured in a film as the location for a murderous fight between gangsters. Renovation works at the house in the present day reveal more bodies behind the walls. The film starts to appear not so fictional after all. Things get even more complicated when Spencer tells Boyd that he and his family lived there when the events took place.

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Written by Stephen DavisGuest stars Gina Bellman, Maurice Roëves, Connor Byrne, Richard Hollis, Pat Bowie, Larissa Murray, Richard McCabe, Sharon D. Clarke

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Episode 8

Final Cut (2)

8.0 / 10finale

The gangster responsible for the bodies behind the walls in the Notting Hill house is still active and the unearthing of past events provokes more murders and an international turf war. Spencer's family history is the key to unravelling the mystery.

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Written by Stephen DavisGuest stars Catherine Bell, Earl Cameron, Gina Bellman, Maurice Roëves, Connor Byrne, Allister Bain, Pat Bowie, Larissa Murray

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More about Waking the Dead

Cast

Trevor EveDCI Peter Boyd
Sue JohnstonDr. Grace Foley
Tara FitzgeraldDr. Eve Lockhart
Wil JohnsonDS Spencer Jordan
Esther HallDr. Felix Gibson
Eva BirthistleDet Supt Sarah Cavendish
Stacey RocaDS Katrina Howard
Félicité Du JeuDC Stella Goodman

Credits

Created by
Keith Gordon
Written by
Ed Whitmore, Stephen Davis, Simon Mirren, Edward Bennett, Tony McHale, Peter Jukes, Doug Milburn

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
90
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC Drama GroupUnited Kingdom

Themes

cold caseforensic sciencemurder investigationpolice profiling