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7.245 votes2001TV-14EndedCrimeMysteryDramaOfficial site

Synopsis

“A second chance to catch the killer!”

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Series 1

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1. Burn Out (1)Now viewing2001-06-187.5A young woman, Marina sets fire to an abandoned car in a street and takes photographs of it as it burns. Boyd walks by and tackles her to the ground, attempting to shield her from the possible explosion. He later learns that Marina's father died in a car accident a few years earlier in that spot, and Marina refuses to accept that his death was an accident. Although not officially a cold case, Boyd is intrigued and reluctantly agrees to investigate. Frankie runs forensic tests on Marina's father's car and proves that he was still alive after the crash and could have escaped. The answers they uncover may mean that the danger to Marina is much greater than any of them had suspected.
2. Burn Out (2)2001-06-197.5Boyd has Marinas uncle, Mike Coleman and her mother Gwen brought in for questioning while Frankie searches the house. The team find the items that were recovered from the car nine years ago and suspect that Perry Coleman was being blackmailed by Rod Brogan, a friend of Perry's. Boyd has the body exhumed and the DNA results surprise everyone.
3. The Blind Beggar (1)2001-06-257.5Workmen are burrowing in the crypt of a Catholic church when they come across the skeletal remains of a young man buried in concrete. The squad sets about trying to pinpoint the identity of the body, which was buried with the accoutrements of certain Catholic rituals. Even more oddly, there is a message in Braille buried with the corpse, which tums out to be a passage from one of St Paul's letters to the Corinthians The team suspects that the body was never meant to be discovered.
4. The Blind Beggar (2)2001-06-267.5The hunt continues for the murderer. The team uncovers some long hidden family secrets while questioning the community & congregation. Also Frankie discovers a possible biological connection between the former parish priest, Father Stuart, and the first victim.
5. A Simple Sacrifice (1)2001-07-028.0Boyd and the team decide to reopen the 25 year old case of Annie Keel, a woman who was tried and convicted of a double homicide solely based upon her own confession. Boyd doubts the validity of the conviction, and decides to dig deeper to possibly discover what really happened. Why did Annie confess? Did she really commit murder, or was she covering for someone else?
6. A Simple Sacrifice (2)2001-07-038.0Boyd and the team continue their investigation of the Annie Keel case, and try to locate her son who was present during the murders.
7. Every Breath You Take (1)2001-07-098.0When the corpse of a well-known police woman who went missing a year earlier is found floating in the Thames, Boyd and his team of investigators try to track down who murdered her and her unborn child.
8. Every Breath You Take (2)2001-07-108.0Grace is not convinced that the stalker who confessed to the murder is truly guilty. But who really killed the police officer? Was it possibly the stalker, her ex-husband, or the married father of her unborn baby?

Cast

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Trevor Eve
DCI Peter Boyd
Sue Johnston
Dr. Grace Foley
Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Eve Lockhart
Wil Johnson
DS Spencer Jordan
Eva Birthistle
Det Supt Sarah Cavendish

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Is Waking the Dead available to watch online?

Yes - see the "Where to watch legally" section on this page for streaming, rental and purchase options.

How many seasons does Waking the Dead have?

Waking the Dead has 9 seasons and 90 episodes.

When did Waking the Dead first air?

Waking the Dead first aired in 2001.

Is Waking the Dead still running?

Waking the Dead's status on TMDB is: Ended.

What genre is Waking the Dead?

Waking the Dead is classified as Crime, Mystery, Drama.