Cause Of Death

Two elderly men are discovered injured on a dark Lancashire road; one dies, the other has no memory of the night. As the Coroner investigates what happened, another mystery unfolds when an unidentified man is found unresponsive in a pub garden and later dies. Who was he, and how did he die?

Water pouring from a neighbour's house leads police to a 30-year-old man found dead in a bath, fully clothed and with no visible injuries. His past reveals a troubling clue. Meanwhile, a critically ill woman's family agree to organ donation, but the Coroner must decide whether life support can be withdrawn.

A young man enters the water beneath a 20-foot bridge and is pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. The Coroner works with police to uncover the truth. Elsewhere, a Covid-positive man dies in critical care, prompting an investigation into whether unlicensed medicines he bought online played a role.

An Eastern European man collapses and dies in the street, leaving the Coroner to determine his cause of death and arrange repatriation to Slovakia. A grieving family seeks answers after a young man takes his own life, while a fatal late-night moped crash demands a full investigation into what went wrong.