Waking the Dead: Season 1 & Pilot Episode

Fans of forensic nail-biters CSI or Cold Case, go to work with quick-tempered D.C.I. Boyd (Trevor Eve, Troy) as he pieces together clues to solve the previously unsolvable. Winner of a 2004 International Emmy? Award for Best Drama Series, Waking The Dead is a must-own for fans of dark, complex and unconventional mysteries that mix cutting-edge forensics, psychology and good old-fashioned gumshoe work. Co-stars Sue Johnston (Brassed Off), Wil Johnson (Cracker) and Holly Aird (The Flame Trees of Thika).

Series 1
The Cold Case team takes on the challenge of four more unsolved crimes: the suspicious death of a war photographer in a car accident; a skull buried for 20 years in a church crypt which shakes the local Catholic community to its core; a double murder to which a woman confessed and has served 25 years in prison; and who killed a well-known policewoman – a stalker, her estranged husband or the father of her unborn child?

Pilot
The Cold Case team has been given one year to prove its worth. Boyd's first case is the abduction and murder of Alice Miller, a young girl who disappeared five years ago. The investigation inadvertently triggers the killer to strike again in exactly the same manner as before, and the team must now solve both past and present crimes at the same time.

Burn-Out (Part One) - Boyd and his team investigate the apparently straightforward death of a man in a car crash. Marina Coleman is convinced that her father Perry's death was no accident, and her own research forces Boyd to re-examine the facts. Perry was a war photographer and there were rumours he was on a death list.

Burn-Out (Part Two) - When a suicide note subsequently turns up, the case appears to be solved. But further forensic tests lead to an unexpected twist. A killer is on the loose, and Marina has disappeared.

The Blind Beggar (Part One) - The unexpected discovery of a skeleton in a church crypt awakens deeply hidden family secrets that force Boyd to examine his own past.

The Blind Beggar (Part Two) - Frankie reveals that both the skeleton and a local priest may be related as both suffered from Huntington's disease. The race then begins to find the victim's mother and the killer.

A Simple Sacrifice (Part One) - As she's served 25 years for a double murder, Annie Keel's solicitor is appealing for her release, and public anger at this is inflamed by the father of one of her victims. But the question of her guilt is opened up when the Met receives letters from someone claiming to have forensic evidence of Keel's innocence.

A Simple Sacrifice (Part Two) - Boyd and the team now have evidence suggesting that Annie Keel may indeed be innocent of the murders of her husband and the young son of a neighbour. But if this is the case, why did she confess in the first place? Annie's own eight-year-old son was there on the night of the murders, and Boyd wants him found – but nobody seems to know where he is.

Every Breath You Take (Part One) - When the corpse of missing police officer Debbie Britten is discovered floating in the Thames, suspicion immediately falls on her estranged husband. However, the trail leads to two obsessive stalkers who observed her every movement. Is one of them the killer, or do they know who is?

Every Breath You Take (Part Two) - Boyd and his team track down Debbie Britten's married lover, who admits the affair, but denies murdering her. Meanwhile, stalker Christopher Redford admits to the crime – but Grace has her doubts.

Pilot Episode - DCI Boyd and his team of police experts find themselves under pressure to investigate the five-year-old 'cold case' of a teenage girl's abduction, rape and murder. But as they begin work, they inadvertently inspire the killer to strike again. And, unbeknown to Boyd and his team, the murderer has a hidden agenda – to take revenge on them. A chilling mindgame ensues.

Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd	---	Trevor Eve
Dr. Grace Foley	---	Sue Johnston
DI Spencer Jordan	---	Wil Johnson
DC Amelia “Mel” Silver	---	Claire Goose
Dr. Frankie Wharton	---	Holly Aird

Written by Barbara Machin, Declan Croghan
Directed by Martin Hutchings, Edward Bennett, Robert Knights, Robbie Del Maestro, gary Love
Produced by Deborah Jones, Joy Spink
Executive Produced by Mal Young, Alexei De Keyser

International Emmy? Awards
2004 ? Best Drama Series

“Satisfyingly dark, both visually and in tone, with clever absorbing plotlines and a strong cast ... it's worth getting on the case with these guys – the BBC has found a winner here.” -Express

“The programme had many other qualities independent of plotline; atmosphere, emotional depth, interesting characterisation and great acting – Eve and Johnston are a classy double act – all combined to hold my attention...”- The Stage

“It kept you guessing which is always the sign of a good thriller. We will find out tonight what really happened. I can't wait.” -Mirror

“Wonderfully acted, with a well-rounded cast of characters.” -Daily Mail

“Stylish, moody cop thriller with obligatory dark, brooding lighting. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston shine in an unusually intriguing yarn.” -The Times

“...stylishly shot, in washed-out tones with subdued lighting, and the casting is superior ... Waking the Dead has what passes for class in television drama these days.” -Independent

“Grainy flashbacks add a feeling of impending doom to the story, and if the portentous classical overtones are little more than cosmetic, it intensifies the actors' steady performances and the script's efficency.” -Sunday Times

“...tense and gripping crime stories...” -Daily Mail

“Trevor Eve ... seems to have found a memorable character in Det Supt Peter Boyd. But it's the input from the women that is most pleasing – Claire Goose as the attractive, believable younger copper and Sue Johnston as the mumsy but smart Dr Grace Foley.”- Mirror

“The wonderful Trevor Eve ... was one good reason for watching the opening episode of Waking the Dead. The supporting cast was another.”- The Times