Waking the Dead
TV Show · Drama · Crime

A specialised team of police officers uses newfound evidence and new technology to try and solve cold cases. Led by the temperamental Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd, the experts work on bringing justice to murder victims and their families.

2000 · 51m
Starring Trevor Eve, Holly Aird, Sue Johnston
Director Andy Hay, Edward Bennett

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot: Part 1
    The first case for the team is the abduction and murder of Alice Miller, a young girl who disappeared five years ago. As the team gets to work, they inadvertently trigger the killer to strike again in exactly the same manner as before, and the Cold Team find themselves solving past and present crimes at the same time.
    50 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Pilot: Part 2
    The team exhume the first victim to find vital clues with new DNA techniques. The team is at breaking point in a nail-biting race against the clock to trap the killer and solve the case.
    49 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 1
    A young woman whose father died in a fiery car accident nine years ago refuses to believe that her father's death was an accident. Boyd is intrigued by the woman's insistence that he was murdered and decides to investigate.
    51 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Burn Out Part 2
    The squad investigates a mysterious car accident that occurred nine years before and has everyone baffled. Luckily, some items from the car are recovered and help shed some light on what happened. Later, a DNA test surprises everyone.
    51 min
  • EPISODE 5
    The Blind Beggar Part 1
    While burrowing in the crypt of a Catholic church, workmen uncover the skeletal remains of a young man entombed in concrete. The squad set about to discover the identity of the corpse, which was curiously buried with the accoutrements of certain Catholic rituals, and a strange message in Braille.
    51 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Blind Beggar Part 2
    The team continue to search for answers and in the process of questioning members of the congregation they uncover some long hidden family secrets. Also, Frankie discovers a possible biological link amongst the former parish priest, Father Stuart, and the first victim.
    51 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Trevor Eve
    Actor
  • Holly Aird
    Dr. Frankie Wharton
  • Sue Johnston
    Actor
  • Wil Johnson
    Actor
  • Félicité Du Jeu
    DC Stella Goodman
  • Claire Goose
    Actor
  • Tara Fitzgerald
    Actor
  • A‌H
    Andy Hay
    Director
  • E‌B
    Edward Bennett
    Director
  • Barbara Machin
    Creator

About

Waking the Dead

Drama

A specialised team of police officers uses newfound evidence and new technology to try and solve cold cases. Led by the temperamental Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd, the experts work on bringing justice to murder victims and their families.

Information

Studio
BritBox
Released
2000
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© BBC 2001

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (Australia)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
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  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

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  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
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  • Singapore
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