Messiah

TV Show (2001 - 2006)

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DCI Red Metcalfe hunts a warped serial killer serial killer with a hidden agenda

Season 5 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2 Conclusion. Seven people are brutally murdered in a crack den - and the only survivors are a baby and a young mum, who turns out to be Leah Wallace's errant sister. Unfortunately, it seems her sibling won't be so lucky when she is reported missing. Meanwhile, Joseph believes he is making progress as he uncovers more links between the victims, but his personal life is still in turmoil as he agrees to let Salma stay at his flat. Marc Warren stars
Season 5 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 First in a two-part crime drama, starring Marc Warren as traumatised DCI Joseph Walker. A young member of a controversial church accuses her father of sexual abuse, but the case takes a gruesome twist when a key witness is murdered. When two more women die in bizarre circumstances, Walker becomes convinced the crimes are religious hate killings - but it seems his judgement may be clouded by his recent involvement with a suicide bomber. Concludes tomorrow

Season 4 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3 Eccleshall's wife is murdered, and Metcalfe seeks the aid of a Dante expert to unravel the killer's twisted psychology. He is advised that the next victim will be a heretic trapped in a 'burning tomb' - but realises too late what this entails. Last in series, starring Ken Stott
Season 4 Episode 2: The Harrowing (2006) The ring found on the latest victim is traced to John Giardello, who has recently disappeared - making him a likely candidate for the next murder. A videotape from the killer soon confirms this, and a sinister message written on a wall provides a clue to the perpetrator's intentions. The murders are a recreation of Dante's nine circles of Hell - meaning they can expect five more. Concludes tomorrow
Season 4 Episode 1: Messiah: The Harrowing (2005) First in a new three-part series of the crime drama, starring Ken Stott. When the daughter of Metcalfe's close friend commits suicide, evidence found at her university causes the detective to suspect her death is connected to the victims of a serial killer whose bizarre methods are marked by writing a message in the corpse's blood. Hugo Speer, Helen McCrory, Maxine Peake and Neil Dudgeon co-star. Part two can be seen tomorrow

Season 3 Episode 2: The Promise (2004) No synopsis available
Season 3 Episode 1: Messiah III: The Promise (2004) An inquiry into prison brutality leads to a confrontation between DCI Red Metcalfe and an old enemy.

Season 2 Episode 2: Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2003) The killer is out for revenge and continues to strike without mercy. For DCI Red Metcalfe the hunt for justice is personal after his brother's murder, and as he and his team sift through the lies and half-truths that have hampered their investigation : and accept the revelation that four men may have been wrongly convicted for past connected murders : they realise that neither they nor their families are safe. Ken Stott, Michelle Forbes and Neil Dudgeon star. Continues after the news
Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 DCI Red Metcalfe takes up arms once more, this time striving to put another sinister serial killer behind bars : a mission given a personal dimension by the fatal stabbing of his own brother. As the body count rises, similarities with a previous killing spree emerge : could the men convicted of the earlier crimes be innocent? Hard-hitting drama, starring Ken Stott, Michelle Forbes, Neil Dudgeon and Frances Grey

Season 1 Episode 2: The Reckoning (2001) DCI Red Metcalfe discovers the killer is murdering people with names and jobs identical to those of the 12 Apostles, mimicking their biblical deaths. A witness provides a vital clue, but a mysterious parcel leaves Metcalfe fearing he might be the final victim, forcing him to confront a dark secret he thought would never be discovered. Conclusion of the psychological thriller starring Ken Stott
Season 1 Episode 1: The First Killings (2001) DCI Red Metcalfe attempts to track down a killer who has hanged one victim, beaten another to death and left both with a macabre signature. Feature-length episode of the crime drama, starring Ken Stott, Frances Grey and Neil Dudgeon