Waking the Dead

2000 • BBC
4.4
43 reviews
Eligible
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Season 8 episodes (8)

1 Waking The Dead - Magdalene 26 Part 1
9/6/09
Season-only
When a naked woman is found wandering the streets with no memory, and her DNA matches that found on a 1966 crime scene, Boyd finds himself dealing with a hot case as well as his cold case. But how are the two connected?
2 Waking The Dead - Magdalene 26 Part 2
9/7/09
Season-only
The circumstances surrounding Elizabeth's abduction end up in the newspapers, prompting someone from her past to track her down at the hospital.
3 Waking The Dead - End of the Night Part 1
9/13/09
Season-only
Boyd re-investigates a cold case when Gemma, a girl raped by two men twelve years earlier, tries to kill herself. But where can he start?
4 Waking The Dead - End of the Night Part 2
9/14/09
Season-only
New forensic evidence brings one of Gemma's rapists to light, but he refuses to reveal who his partner was. Can Boyd find the second rapist before Gemma decides to take justice into her own hands?
5 Waking The Dead - Substitute Part 1
9/20/09
Season-only
When Eve discovers that her new lover, Stefan, is implicated in a brutal murder, Boyd promises to support her. But when Boyd suspects Stefan of people-smuggling, Eve becomes determined to prove Stefan is innocent. How will Boyd and Eve resolve their conflict? And which of them is right?
6 Waking The Dead - Substitute Part 2
9/21/09
Season-only
The horrific discovery of a living body farm makes Boyd realise that Eve's lover is involved in illegal organ transplants. Eve is captured and prepared for the operating table; can Boyd rescue her before she loses her heart?
7 Waking The Dead - Endgame Part 1
9/27/09
Season-only
Boyd meets up with his old adversary Linda Cummings, a serial killer now incarcerated in a high-security psychiatric hospital. Linda wants Boyd to investigate two murders she claims the hospital staff have covered up, but is she genuine, or just messing with his mind?
8 Waking The Dead - Endgame Part 2
9/28/09
Season-only
Boyd and his team uncover the awful truth behind the walls of the psychiatric hospital, but their investigation provides Linda Cummings with the opportunity to escape. Can they find her before she kills her next victim, someone very dear to Boyd's heart?

About this show

A stylish, contemporary thriller series. The Cold Case team is a crack squad of police investigators who reopen unsolved murder cases, using new technology to re-examine evidence that hopefully will lead to the killer. They are at the cutting edge of modern police investigation, but they have been given just one year to prove their worth. Starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
43 reviews
Karen “Kazsta10” Weirdgirl2.0
October 13, 2014
Gutted there are only two series available on here! Another well written, well acted, and fantastically thought out offering from the BBC. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston were the 2 that stayed from the start until the end, joined along the way with a whole bunch of great actors. Loved the puzzles, the fact the cases could be years old, old but connected to some recent case etc etc. Another one that has now finished though sadly. The BBC have had some great shows to be fair
Gordon Beckmann
October 8, 2020
I love these. As with all programmes they vary, the worst are good, the best fantastic. Two stars because of the overall package as supplied by Google. They are a lot cheaper on Amazon. Some are under a third of the Google price, none hit double figures. Come on Google, you are World's best search engine, check out the competition. I don't own all the series, maybe I'll buy the rest from you if you price match.
Tim Nyss
April 3, 2023
Good show, BUT... the full season is £21 (on sale I may add) and the price per episode is £1.99. There are 8 episodes, that makes £15.92 for the whole season. Get wise or get GOOGLED