

Waking the Dead
7.92005TV-14
Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to reopen the files of more cold cases. A spectral leader, calling himself 'The Shepherd' is inciting vulnerable women to commit murder; a sadomasochistic killer is counting off his victims, leaving the word 'sorry' carved into their skin; and the discovery of an unexploded bomb threatens to bring unforeseen upheaval to the team.
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Episodes (12)
- 1. Towers of Silence Part 1September 17, 200558minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishBoyd is finding it hard to find a replacement for Mel and so, in the meantime, DS Andrea Stephenson is drafted into the team.
- 2. Towers of Silence Part 2September 18, 200557minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe team are finding it extremely hard to come to terms with Mel's death, and finding a replacement is proving to be a heartbreaking challenge.
- 3. Black Run Part 1September 24, 200550minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishEx-cop Eddie Vine mysteriously invites Boyd to visit him in prison, where he is serving life for murdering his partner and best friend, Tom Pallisser.
- 4. Black Run Part 2September 25, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishBoyd is tormented by the possibility that he has made a grave error, and is forced to delve into his past and examine his conscience.
- 5. Subterraneans Part 1October 1, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishA millionaire businessman is found dead one year after he disappeared.
- 6. Subterraneans Part 2October 2, 200550minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe team discover that the motive for the murders was to prevent the truth of the killer's secret life from reaching his wife.
- 7. Straw Dogs Part 1October 8, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishGrace is called to give evidence at the appeal of Tony Green, whose arrest and conviction thirty years earlier was her first case.
- 8. Straw Dogs Part 2October 9, 200550minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe team finally get a break when they trace the killer through Green's former cell mate, who turns out to be one of Grace's fellow professionals.
- 9. Undertow Part 1October 15, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe team are convinced that a man about to be released from prison is actually a killer, but they need the evidence to prove it.
- 10. Undertow Part 2October 16, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe team fails to amass enough evidence to link Hunt to the killings ahead of his release, so Boyd has him followed as a pre-emptive measure.
- 11. Cold Fusion Part 1October 22, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishNew DNA results reveal that the man who was convicted of murdering two anti-nuclear campaigners in the 1980s wasn't the real killer.
- 12. Cold Fusion Part 2October 23, 200559minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishThe anti-terrorist squad has Boyd's HQ under lock-down, and the team is quarantined until the substance that affected Felix can be identified.
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- Directors
- Andy HayEdward BennettDavid ThackerTim FywellRobert BiermanPhilippa LangdaleBen BoltDaniel PercivalMartin HutchingsRobert Del Maestro
- Producers
- Richard Burrell
- Network
- BBC America
- Content advisory
- Violencesexual content substance use alcohol use smoking foul language