"Waking the Dead" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creator:

Barbara Machin

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

18 June 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Forensic Evidence | Forensic | Crime Scene | Murder Investigation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Trevor Eve	...	Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd / ... (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sue Johnston	...	Dr. Grace Foley (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Wil Johnson	...	DI Spencer Jordan / ... (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Claire Goose	...	DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver / ... (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Holly Aird	...	Dr. Frankie Wharton (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Félicité Du Jeu	...	DC Stella Goodman (37 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Dr. Eve Lockhart (32 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

Germany:100 min | USA:60 min (18 episodes) | 120 min (2 1-hour episodes per story)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Drama Group

Trivia:

When Claire Goose left "Casualty" (1986) 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.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In "Towers of Silence" Boyd visits the freight terminal, apparently at London Heathrow Airport. In the background, a Ryanair plane can be seen on the tarmac - Ryanair do not fly into or out of London Heathrow Airport.

Quotes:

Dr. Frankie Wharton: All right, Spence?
DS Spencer Jordan: [he doesn't speak. He can't. He stares at her as tears begin to form in his eyes]
Dr. Frankie Wharton: Who?
DS Spencer Jordan: Mel

Movie Connections:

Featured in RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads (2009) (TV)

The Best Program on BBC America So Far

I'd give this series a 10 minus if I could. This series is so compelling, I lack the words to express it. And that's saying something for me.

We just finished viewing season six on BBC America, and I say with greatest admiration that I hope it comes back for as many seasons as the producers, actors and writers wish. You have a willing viewer, here.

I also wish BBC America would show the whole of each episode. Some of the jump cuts between scenes create periodic non sequitors. It appears as though parts of the narrative are shaved off to make room for advertisements.

Trevor Eve may be one of the best actors I've ever seen.