Cause of Death

Providing a unique insight into the coronal process with unprecedented access from start to finish and using audio reconstructed from the original transcripts.

A woman calls the police about water flowing out from her neighbour's front door. When they enter the house, police find a seemingly healthy man dead in the bath. He's fully clothed. The coroner works with Lancashire Police to investigate his death.

At 9.15 in the morning, a young man is found unconscious in water below a 20ft high bridge. He's declared dead on arrival at Royal Preston Hospital. Working with the police, the coroner and his team must determine what happened.

A young man has taken his own life, leaving his family with a myriad of unanswered questions. The coroner's team are charged with guiding them through the process, and it's the coroner's job to bring together all the information at the inquest.

Coroner Doctor James Adeley investigates more unexplained and suspicious deaths. After a popular older lady falls and dies in a care home, the teams must establish a cause of death.

Coroner Dr James Adeley investigates more unexplained deaths. After 29-year-old Jozsef is found dead, hidden deep in local woods, the team have to establish the cause and how it happened.