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:

Hope lives...because the evidence never dies.

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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

The flashback scenes are usually shot with the type of film stock used at the time of the setting.

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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

Monty: You wanna watch me kill myself?
Scotty Valens: No joke, Monty, I wanna see. That last step off a the bridge, knowing you won't be in this world any more.
Monty: Why?
Scotty Valens: Cause the ones you leave behind - there are so many questions . If I watch you, maybe I'll be able to help your people.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.146 (2010)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

best TV show for years

This is brilliant ! In a time where "best shows"are simply physically exhausting to watch-this is a revelation. Each episode leaves you in deep thought-and you get insight in the feelings of both victim and criminal. And indeed others involved. Some wonderful touches, like "then and now" footage adds to the brilliance. I am still young myself (well, ok...31..) but I dislike the mtv-style of filming in many American series. Cold case gives you an opportunity to think for yourself, unlike an other popular show- where a hero with one facial expression saves the world from the bad guys over and over again. I will not name this show-seems I am the only one hating it:) But-cold case-yes, bravo. More of this please !