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

When Claire Goose left Casualty she originally asked to be killed off, but the producers refused. When she began working on this series, the same producers also began working on the show. When she decided to leave at the end of S4 she told the producers they would have to kill her off now.

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Goofs

In "Cold Fusion", the final episode of Series Five, Grace reads through Clifford Day's criminal record and mentions that, in 1979, he was charged with "conspiracy under the Data Protection Act". However, the UK did not get a Data Protection Act until 1984.

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Quotes

Stella: [to a frightened witness] Look, we're not monsters, Sarah.
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd: Speak for yourself!

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #15.54 (2011)

User Reviews

Brilliant , well written and fabulously acted

I wish someone would be able to find out if they did more than one

pilot and 2 seasons of this show. It is by far one of the best things

ever on TV . The acting is just superb with Trevor Eve (who I have

adored for years ) heading a brilliant cast of relatively unknown

actors. Ever part in executed with realistic sensitivity and the

stories are timely yet not gory considering there is a lot of forensic

work afoot.

As a die-hard fan of Adam Dalgliesh, I rank this show as my #2

favorite from the BBC , tied with Inspector Morse.

God! are these Brits fabulous or what?

Anyone who finds out what's happening with this series in the UK

feel free to email me...I 'd love to know as I have seen every

episode at least 3xs..