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

Songs played in each episode generally come from the year the crime took place, with some notable exceptions where the soundtrack features a particular artist or theme instead of a year: Season 6 episode "Wings" features the music of Frank Sinatra, Season 5's "Thrill Kill" features only Nirvana tracks, Season 4 featured episodes containing the music of U2 and Bob Dylan, Season 3 featured episodes containing the music of John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen, as well as the episode "Wilkommen" which featured music from "Cabaret", Season 2 had an exclusively Johnny Cash themed episode, as well as "Creatures of the night" which was set around the Rocky Horror Picture show theatrical phenomenon, and features music from the Film soundtrack.

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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

J.T. Simms: [sees Lilly for the first time] Check out "Homicide Barbie".

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Alice in Wonderland/Stolen/Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Riveting and touching with great stories and performances

I starting watching COLD CASE while in a hotel room at a conference. When I returned home I found that my wife had also begin watching the very same episode. So we started making it our regular Sunday viewing. It is in a word - fantastic! The mood, the music, the actors, the back stories and the weird plots draw you in each week. In addition they work in themes that are important but they never beat you over the head with them. So far i have seen stories on the ease of getting guns and how they harm society, child abuse, pedophiles, and racism. But I never feel I am being preached to. The episode about the little boy sold into sexual slavery by his uncle and the tragic way this evil pedophile ruined his and others lives will stay with me forever. It was very heartbreaking. The opening credits and the great music by ES Posthumus ( as well as the songs that set the time, place and mood throughout the episodes) are eerie and evocative and just wonderful. I love this show.