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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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. Written by
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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. See more »
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. See more »
Quotes
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd:
I fancied a woman once who worked in a deli. I knew all her hours. I even followed her home on the Tube. I suppose that was a sort of stalking thing.
Dr Grace Foley:
Did you chat her up?
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd:
Yeah.
Dr Grace Foley:
Oh, well, then you stopped being an observer, didn't you? Did you ask her out? Casually, so that you wouldn't lose face if she said no?
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd:
She did say no. It just made me want her all the more. I sent her flowers. I remember hanging around for hours. Ended up with a fridge full of dolcelatte and olives.
Dr Grace Foley:
But, you see, ...
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This series which stars Trevor Eve as Det. supt. Boyd who runs a Cold Case Squad, who investigate unsolved mysteries & Murders is more well known for the shortlived 1970's detective Tv series 'Shoestring' is very well made and gripping throughout the acting by co-stars Claire goose who is well known from her time at long-running hospital drama 'Casualty' & Holly Aird from 'Soldier,Soldier & Wil Johnson from many Tv series such as 'Cracker,Clocking Off and more recent 'Babyfather' Is very good and convincing But Sue Johnson From 'The Royle Family & 'Brookside' Fails to convince as a Psychological profiler but apart from that I have no complaints on what has been an outsatnding series over the last 3 years One of the better series to come out of the BBC for a long time and is well worth the license fee,instead of wasting it on mind numbingly poor TV shows such as Fame Academy - may it continue for many more series to come.
Rating 9/10
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This series which stars Trevor Eve as Det. supt. Boyd who runs a Cold Case Squad, who investigate unsolved mysteries & Murders is more well known for the shortlived 1970's detective Tv series 'Shoestring' is very well made and gripping throughout the acting by co-stars Claire goose who is well known from her time at long-running hospital drama 'Casualty' & Holly Aird from 'Soldier,Soldier & Wil Johnson from many Tv series such as 'Cracker,Clocking Off and more recent 'Babyfather' Is very good and convincing But Sue Johnson From 'The Royle Family & 'Brookside' Fails to convince as a Psychological profiler but apart from that I have no complaints on what has been an outsatnding series over the last 3 years One of the better series to come out of the BBC for a long time and is well worth the license fee,instead of wasting it on mind numbingly poor TV shows such as Fame Academy - may it continue for many more series to come.
Rating 9/10