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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Episode 1
When a woman defends her daughter from a mugger, it sets into motion a chain of events that places herself and her children in mortal danger.
Directed by Tim FywellGuest stars George Rainsford, Michelle Forbes, Beatriz Batarda, Candida Benson, Justine Mitchell, Marina Koem, Daniel Cerqueira, Angus Wright
Episode 2
Boyd and the team investigate Lore's true identity and the reasons why she is in danger.
Directed by Tim FywellGuest stars Michelle Forbes, Beatriz Batarda, Justine Mitchell, Marina Koem, Daniel Cerqueira, Angus Wright, Gemma Lawrence, Lucy Joyce
Episode 3
The Cold Case team investigate the mystery surrounding human remains found in an urban canal with links to the murder of a prison governor.
Guest stars George Rainsford, David Schofield, Michael Maloney, Alexandra Moen, Tony Maudsley, Ruth Gemmell, Gregg Chillin, Rob Dixon
Episode 4
After the discovery of Terry Ryan's body buried in a field,more corpses are uncovered..leading Grace to think it is a ritual burial site. Meanwhile Boyd and the team race to find Dr Hooper,whom Kelleher has taken hostage. And back in the lab Eve makes a shocking discovery.
Guest stars George Rainsford, David Schofield, Michael Maloney, Alexandra Moen, Tony Maudsley, Ruth Gemmell, Rob Dixon, Paul Ridley
Episode 5
The accidental excavation of a human hand leads the cold case squad to the cover-up of a major incident.
Directed by Robert BiermanGuest stars George Rainsford, Nicholas Farrell, Rupert Graves, Holliday Grainger, Lorraine Stanley, Harry Hadden-Paton, Luke Bailey, Mark White
Episode 6
An Iraqi woman proves the key to the unlocking of the case.
Directed by Robert BiermanGuest stars George Rainsford, Nicholas Farrell, Rupert Graves, Holliday Grainger, Lorraine Stanley, Harry Hadden-Paton, Luke Bailey, Jamie Sives
Episode 7
After they get a tip off in an anonymous e-mail,the team head to a waste ground in east London, where they find the remains of a right-wing fascist activist.
Directed by Edward BennettGuest stars George Rainsford, Philip Whitchurch, Jo Woodcock, Michelle Bonnard, Junade Khan, Cyril Nri, John Dougall, Johnny Palmiero
Episode 8
When they do some digging into the man's past, they discover the deceased was not who he claimed to be, but in fact he had a hidden agenda of his own.
Directed by Edward BennettGuest stars George Rainsford, Philip Whitchurch, Jo Woodcock, Michelle Bonnard, Cyril Nri, John Dougall, Johnny Palmiero, Kelly Hunter
Episode 9
The team find out that a body discovered in a disused tunnel is that of salesman Chris Dearden, who went missing in 1996. He was on a self-empowerment weekend with his colleagues when he died.Could one of them be responsible?
Directed by Sam MillerGuest stars Lorcan Cranitch, Ian Puleston-Davies, Christopher Fulford, Ralph Ineson, Rob Jarvis, Ian Dunn, Nimmy March, Robert Boulter
Episode 10
The team find out that a body discovered in a disused tunnel is that of salesman Chris Dearden, who went missing in 1996. He was on a self-empowerment weekend with his colleagues when he died.Could one of them be responsible?
Directed by Sam MillerGuest stars George Rainsford, Lorcan Cranitch, Ian Puleston-Davies, Christopher Fulford, Ralph Ineson, Rob Jarvis, Ian Dunn, Nimmy March
Episode 11
At the scene of a road accident, a DNA link is found that goes back to a horrific murder in the Bosnia / Serbia conflict, which Eve had to deal with when working on mass war graves.
Guest stars Anatole Taubman, Sean Harris, Ron Cook, Robert Emms, Bryony Afferson, Jacek Koman, Anna Madeley, Emil Hostina
Episode 12
Boyd vows to track down the ring of war criminals, all of whom are now living and working in the UK
Guest stars George Rainsford, Anatole Taubman, Sean Harris, Ron Cook, Jacek Koman, Anna Madeley, Emil Hostina, Branka Katić
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
