"Waking the Dead" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creator:

Barbara Machin

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

18 June 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Det. Supt. Peter Boyd (played by Trevor Eve) is the leader of a multi-discipline police team of detectives and scientists, the Cold Case Squad, which investigates old, unsolved murder cases using modern methods and new technology that may not have been available during the original investigation.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Forensic Evidence | Forensic | Crime Scene | Murder Investigation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Trevor Eve	...	Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd / ... (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sue Johnston	...	Dr. Grace Foley (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Wil Johnson	...	DI Spencer Jordan / ... (82 episodes, 2000-2009)
Claire Goose	...	DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver / ... (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Holly Aird	...	Dr. Frankie Wharton (38 episodes, 2000-2004)
Félicité Du Jeu	...	DC Stella Goodman (37 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Dr. Eve Lockhart (32 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

Germany:100 min | USA:60 min (18 episodes) | 120 min (2 1-hour episodes per story)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Drama Group

Trivia:

In the pilot episode Boyd had a wife and baby. However by S1 he is very much single and instead has an elder son, who is missing.

Goofs:

Continuity: In series 5, episode 1, the date on the CCTV camera shows "12 Sept 2005", but the CCTV shots from episode 2 show "15 Jan 2005", even though the plot leads us to believe the two episodes are chronological.

Quotes:

[looking at key-fob of victim's car keys]
DS Spencer Jordan: What car has a turtle for its emblem?
Dr Grace Foley: A slow one!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2005-11-13)" (2005)

The Start of Something very special indeed.

Its usual for a tv fan to catch on to a series half way through and then catch the episodes that the few saw before the word got around. This is different I saw this pilot and was really impressed by the superb potential for a long series. Trevor Eve as the main charactor is a master of his art, his character has changed from the pilot to the now running series, he is now a grieving father who has never got over his son's death and he is a superintendant instead of a DCI. HGis charactor is more emotional than that of the pilot, his nerves are on edge and the sheer intensity of his performance leaved the watcher short of breath. This is Shoestring for the millennium! The pilot kicks off with the murder of a schoolgirl five years ago after a supposedly botched kidnap, the re opening of the case causes the killer to kidnap again and its up to Boyd to stop this girl becoming victim no 2.

This week we saw the first of 8 episodes and what a stunner it was, Its rare that one is on the edge of ones seat these days, but this did it. Tomorrow the first story concludes. Watch this or you will miss a piece of TV history, in the same class as Cracker or Taggart in fact on reflection, i think so far this has the upper hand.