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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
20 August 2002 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Enter the mind of a serial killer. more
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
CBS/DreamWorks Hook Up For Wire In The Blood
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User Comments:
Taut, suspenseful drama. more (12 total)

Cast

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Robson Green ... Dr. Tony Hill (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Mark Letheren ... DS Kevin Geoffries / ... (23 episodes, 2002-2008)
Mark Penfold ... Dr. Ashley Vernon (19 episodes, 2002-2007)
Emma Handy ... DC Paula McIntyre / ... (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
Hermione Norris ... DCI Carol Jordan (14 episodes, 2002-2005)

Simone Lahbib ... DI Alex Fielding / ... (11 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min (6 episodes) | 69 min (8 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (DVD rating)
Company:
Coastal Productions more

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Trivia:
The title "Wire in the Blood" is a phrase that comes from T.S. Eliot’s "Four Quartets": "The trilling wire in the blood / sings below inveterate scars / appeasing long-forgotten wars." As for the meaning, in an interview Robson Green said the phrase was taken to mean a genetic kink, something impure and unusual in the blood, that leads to the kind of psychosis Dr. Tony Hill might deal with. Series writer Val McDermid says: "Who knows what Eliot really meant by that line? Robson's explanation is as good as any. For myself, I've always taken it to be a metaphor for the thrill of adrenaline surging through the bloodstream. But we'll never know for sure". more
Quotes:
Dr. Tony Hill: A cartoon? That's an odd choice.
DC Paula McIntyre: What's odd about it? If you show violence on TV it promotes violence.
Dr. Tony Hill: Oh yeah? What shows did Jack the Ripper watch?
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34 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
Taut, suspenseful drama., 30 December 2002
9/10
Author: sschwart from Deep in the Heart of Texas

This is a taut British crime drama very much in the "Cracker" mould. In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. It features a crime-weary psychotherapist who is part profiler, part detective, part forensics expert. (Think "Cracker" meets "Inspector Morse" meets "CSI").There is a bookish, academic quality to Doctor Hill, without him being tweedy and standoffish (he's more human, and less lofty than Morse).

Dr. Hill is well played by actor Robson Green, who played another complex Detective in the British miniseries "Touching Evil."

In "Wire in the Blood" the stories and the crimes often unfold slowly, with just enough bits of clues and hints to make the slow development seem satisfying.

WARNING: The crime scenes can get a bit grisly, but are never gratuitous.

If you like the aforementioned "Morse" series, and enjoy the psychological gymnastics by Robbie Coltrane's "Cracker" then you will not want to miss "Wire in the Blood."

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