Cold Case (2003–2010)

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.

Creator:

Meredith Stiehm

Stars:

Kathryn Morris, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 9 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kathryn Morris	...	Lilly Rush (156 episodes, 2003-2010)
John Finn	...	John Stillman (156 episodes, 2003-2010)
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Nick Vera (156 episodes, 2003-2010)
Thom Barry	...	Will Jeffries (156 episodes, 2003-2010)
Danny Pino	...	Scotty Valens (151 episodes, 2003-2010)
Tracie Thoms	...	Kat Miller (103 episodes, 2005-2010)

Storyline

Lilly Rush is a Philadelphia police detective working for the department's homicide squad and being assigned 'cold cases': crimes that were committed many years before and have not been solved. Lilly must try to re-think the crime scenes and interview other people involved with the victims to find a link to solving the cases.

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Plot Keywords:

cold case | homicide | detective | victim | female detective | 

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Taglines:

Better late than never.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anexihniastes ypotheseis

Filming Locations:

Dorris Place Elementary School - 2225 Dorris Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Warner Bros. Television, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The flashback scenes are usually shot with the type of film stock used at the time of the setting.

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Goofs

Frequently, in various episodes, the detectives say that a gun is registered to someone (or that someone has no registered guns, or the like). There is no gun registration in Pennsylvania; it's prohibited by state law.

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Quotes

Bobbi: I knew when I opened that package he couldn't have paid for those boots. But I wanted them so much I always regretted that.
Lilly Rush: It wouldn't have mattered. Hank would have never have let you give those boots back.
Bobbi: How do you know?
Lilly Rush: Because I knew someone just like him. Once.

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Connections

Referenced in Nip/Tuck: Candy Richards (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Nara"
(Credits Music)
by E.S. Posthumus

User Reviews

The Captivation of a moment on film

The most attractive part to Cold Case is the fact that the Filmography is a great indicator of what moment of the story you are living in. The full present day during the Episode uses a low saturation method which makes the actual scene look Cold. The flashback scenes are usually tinted or in black and white depending on time and circumstance. Kathryn Morris plays her part with no concession and use of the skin-tones created by the filmography her Lilly white skin suites her character name. Her Character name inherits the Cold of the White Lilly. So you have stand back and look at each episode as a character in itself.