Blue Murder Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Blue Murder: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 6: Private Sins - Part Two

  Part two of two. Following Shap's confession that he was protecting a murder suspect, the investigation goes up a gear in pursuit of the real killer, and Janine struggles to find time to make amends with son Tom. Drama, starring Caroline Quentin, with Ian Kelsey and Brendan Coyle

• Season 5 Episode 5: Private Sins - Part One

  Part one of two. Shap's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic as the team investigates the death of a private investigator, putting his career at risk when he becomes personally involved with one of the dead man's colleagues. Meanwhile, Janine decides to take time off work to confront her son's truancy. Crime drama, starring Nicholas Murchie and Caroline Quentin

• Season 5 Episode 4: This Charming Man

  Janine finds herself coming into conflict with her daughter Ellie when she investigates the murder of charismatic young singer Jack Taylor, who has been found dead at his apartment. She soon learns that the vocalist had difficult relationships with those close to him, and his girlfriend Amy (former Coronation Street actor Tina O'Brien) becomes a suspect. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin

• Season 5 Episode 3: Tooth and Claw

  The murder of a popular vet in the hills north of Manchester leads Janine and Richard to a farming community which is reluctant to open its doors to outsiders. Slowly the dour local characters reveal the victim's complex love life and a tale of arson and murder that leaves the worldly-wise coppers amazed. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey, with guest star Sylvia Syms

• Season 5 Episode 2: Inside

  Richard puts his life at risk by going undercover in a prison to find out information about the murder of a convicted child killer. Meanwhile, Janine finds herself embroiled in a personal crisis when her son Michael causes a car crash that leaves another driver seriously injured. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey and Geoff Breton

• Season 5 Episode 1: Having It All

  Caroline Quentin returns as detective and single mother Janine Lewis, who is struggling to balance family life with an investigation into the murder of a cheerleading coach. Initial suspicion falls on the victim's husband, whose bloodied clothes are found near the crime scene, but the discovery of an affair suggests someone else may have had a motive. Guest starring Coronation Street's Chris Gascoyne

Blue Murder: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 3: Crisis Management

  Janine is called in when an army battalion is rocked by the murder of a NCO, but finds herself falling for the officer who sought her out to aid the investigation, and it falls to Richard to ensure her private and professional lives do not become too entangled. Last in series, guest starring Richard Fleeshman, Jill Halfpenny and Neil Fitzmaurice

• Season 4 Episode 2: Desperate Measures

  Janine investigates the death of a family doctor, and when one of his colleagues disappears shortly afterwards she starts to believe all of the surgery's staff may be in danger. However, startling revelations about the GP's personal and professional life throw her suspicions into doubt. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey

• Season 4 Episode 1: Not a Matter of Life and Death

  New series of the crime drama. Janine asks Richard to prioritise the case of a promising young footballer who was killed while out celebrating his birthday with friends, but is annoyed to find his mind seems elsewhere. She soon finds herself investigating why her colleague is so distracted as well as attempting to solve the murder. Guest starring former Coronation Street actress Kate Ford, with Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey

Blue Murder: Season 3

• Season 3 Episode 4: In Deep

  An engraved hip flask found beside human remains in a lake leads Janine to a once successful architect who is now confined to an institution. The ensuing investigation uncovers male rivalries that indicate the man may have good reason to hide his fear behind the pretence of madness. Crime drama, guest starring Jeremy Sheffield, with Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey

• Season 3 Episode 3: The Spartacus Thing

  Janine investigates when a man recently released from prison is found strangled with a dog chain. It appears to be an open-and-shut case when Vinny McAteer admits killing his son-in-law, but the detective, harassed by the arrival of new boss Det Supt Louise Hogg, soon finds all the dead man's in-laws are queuing up to confess individually to the crime. The late Tom Bell guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 2: Make Believe

  A builder finds the body of a three-year-old child in a drainage tunnel between two houses and the father soon falls under suspicion. It's a particularly tough case for mother-of-four Janine, who is caught up in the recriminations of the grieving parents - especially when her ex-husband Pete delivers the shocking news that the dead child is not who they thought. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey

• Season 3 Episode 1: Steady Eddie

  New series of the crime drama. Detective and single mother Janine Lewis suffers a close shave when a colleague is murdered just metres away from where she and her partner DI Richard Mayne are standing. The pair must come to terms with the shocking encounter as they delve further into the case, uncovering a connection between a hit-and-run and an attempted jewellery robbery that went horribly wrong. Caroline Quentin stars

Blue Murder: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 4: Lonely

  Pete puts pressure on Janine for a divorce as she grapples with the case of a murdered childminder in which the only witness is an autistic 12-year-old who refuses to communicate with anyone. New detective Vicki Swift goes undercover at a speed dating evening and finds her life in danger until Richard bails her out, and an inspirational flash of feminine intuition finally gives the team a lead. Final episode of the drama, starring Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey and Liz White

• Season 2 Episode 3: Fragile Relations

  Janine ventures into the minefield of race relations when a well-respected mullah is killed in an arson attack. Suspicion immediately falls on the local representative of the far-right One Britain party, but further investigations raise the alarming possibility that the real culprit could be lurking within the Muslim community. Crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey

• Season 2 Episode 2: Up in Smoke

  A seemingly straightforward suicide turns out to be anything but when detective Janine Lewis discovers the victim was rumoured to be having an affair - and someone else's body was cremated with hers at her funeral. Both her husband and her suspected lover have disappeared without trace, and as the investigation goes on, things become increasingly complicated. Caroline Quentin stars

• Season 2 Episode 1: Hit and Run

  First episode of the drama series, starring Caroline Quentin as detective and single mother Janine Lewis, who fears she will struggle to balance her responsibilities as she returns to work following maternity leave. However, she soon gets back into the swing of things as she investigates the murder of a lap-dancer - who just happened to work for a man involved in a hit-and-run accident. Ian Kelsey co-stars

Blue Murder: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 2: Pilot - Part Two

  With three suspects and just 48 hours to crack the case, Janine's professional future looks bleak. The pressure is piled on still more as her domestic situation continues to deteriorate : first her eldest son Michael gets into serious trouble at school, then her youngest, Tom, suffers an asthma attack. With ex-husband Pete's bitter accusations of neglect ringing in her ears, the troubled DCI visits Lesley Tulley to inform her that Dean Hendrix has been arrested for the crime : but a phone call from Richard leads to the chilling realisation that her own life is in danger. Conclusion of the two-part crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, David Schofield and Rachel Grant

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot - Part One

  First in a two-part crime drama, starring Caroline Quentin as detective and single mother Janine Lewis, who is forced to put her family concerns aside to investigate the murder of a deputy headmaster found disembowelled on his allotment. A number of suspects and witnesses are soon identified, but tension soon rises in the ranks and Lewis finds herself risking mutiny by the officers under her command. To make matters worse, her troublesome children prove a headache : will the killer be caught? With Ian Kelsey, David Schofield, Nicholas Murchie and Paul Loughran. Concludes tomorrow