Waking the Dead (2000– )

Det. Supt. Peter Boyd (played by Trevor Eve) is the leader of a multi-discipline police team of detectives and scientists, the Cold Case Squad, which investigates old, unsolved murder cases using modern methods and new technology that may not have been available during the original investigation.

Creator:

Barbara Machin

Stars:

Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Trevor Eve	...	Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd (91 episodes, 2000-2011)
Sue Johnston	...	Dr. Grace Foley (91 episodes, 2000-2011)
Wil Johnson	...	DI Spencer Jordan (91 episodes, 2000-2011)
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Dr. Eve Lockhart (42 episodes, 2007-2011)
Holly Aird	...	Dr. Frankie Wharton (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Claire Goose	...	DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Félicité Du Jeu	...	DC Stella Goodman (36 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

Det. Supt. Peter Boyd (played by Trevor Eve) is the leader of a multi-discipline police team of detectives and scientists, the Cold Case Squad, which investigates old, unsolved murder cases using modern methods and new technology that may not have been available during the original investigation.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | forensic evidence | forensic | crime scene | murder investigation

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2001 (UK)

Also Known As:

Caso cerrado

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Drama Group, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 60 min (18 episodes) 120 min (2 1-hour episodes per story)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the pilot episode Boyd had a wife and baby. However by S1 he is very much single and instead has an elder son, who is missing.

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Goofs

In series 5, episode 1, the date on the CCTV camera shows "12 Sept 2005", but the CCTV shots from episode 2 show "15 Jan 2005", even though the plot leads us to believe the two episodes are chronological.

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Quotes

[Boyd has caught Frankie breaking open the coin box on the vending machine]
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd: Thanks, Frankie, this thing's been costing me a fortune!
Dr. Frankie Wharton: I get the pounds, you can keep the fifties!

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 11 March 2011 (2011)

User Reviews

Murder on all Levels

Trevor Eveheads the cast in this gritty yet popular BBC1 series as Detective Superindent Boyd, an arrogant but effective leader of the Cold Case Squad, which investigates old, unsolved murder cases. Using modern methods and new technology that may not have been available during the original investigation the team aim to uncover lost information. Helped by forensic profiler Dr Grace Foley, (Sue Johnston) Detective Sergeant Mel Silver, (Claire Goose) Detective Inspector Spence Jordan, (Will Johnston) and assisted by their able forensics scientist Dr Frankie Wharton (Holly Aird) the cold case squad dig into the past, resurface, reconstruct, and discover the secrets that time had buried.