Waking the Dead

20009 seriesEntertainment / Detective
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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.

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Episode 1Pilot: Part 1

The very first episode of the acclaimed police drama. DCI Boyd's first task as head of the new Cold Case Squad is to find the killer of a schoolgirl murdered five years ago.

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Episode 2Pilot: Part 2

Trevor Eve stars in the acclaimed police procedural drama series. The team face a nail-biting race against the clock to trap the schoolgirl killer and solve the case.

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Episode 3Burn Out

Trevor Eve stars in an edge-of-the-seat forensics mystery. Boyd leads an investigation into the apparently straightforward death of a man in a car crash.

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Episode 3Burn Out: Part 1

DS Boyd is approached by a woman who asks him to help prove her father's death in a car crash was not an accident nor suicide.

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Episode 4Burn Out: Part 2

Perry Coleman's grave is opened, but DNA tests on the body prove it cannot be that of Marina's father.

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Episode 5The Blind Beggar

Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star in another compelling forensics mystery. A skeleton found in a crypt awakens secrets that force Boyd to look into his own past.

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Episode 5The Blind Beggar: Part 1

When a skull is discovered buried in concrete in a church crypt, Boyd seeks to find out who it belongs to and how it got there.

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Episode 6The Blind Beggar: Part 2

Frankie uncovers medical evidence suggesting retired priest Father Stuart is related to the first murder victim.

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Episode 7A Simple Sacrifice

Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star in a classic forensics case. The police receive letters claiming that a woman who has served 25 years for murder is innocent.

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Episode 7A Simple Sacrifice: Part 1

DS Boyd investigates whether a woman who confessed to the murder of her husband 25 years ago could be innocent.

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Episode 8A Simple Sacrifice: Part 2

DS Boyd uncovers evidence casting doubt on Annie Keel's confession and suggesting she is innocent of the two murders.

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Episode 9Every Breath You Take

Another feature-length forensics mystery for Boyd and his team. Stalker Christopher Redford admits to murder but Grace has her doubts.

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Episode 9Every Breath You Take: Part 1

The body of police hero Debbie Britten washes up in the Thames a year after she disappeared, summoning the Cold Case unit to investigate.

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Episode 10Every Breath You Take: Part 2

The team closes in on Debbie Britten's married lover, who admits to the affair but insists he had nothing to do with her murder.

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