Waking the Dead Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Waking the Dead: Season 8

• Season 8 Episode 8: Endgame - Part Two

  Conclusion. Cummings engineers a riot at the hospital so she can take over the control room and implement her terrifying plan against the man she holds responsible for her imprisonment. When Grace is taken hostage, Boyd realises she is just a pawn in the scheme to prove he is capable of murder - and is left facing an almost impossible and heartbreaking choice. Starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston, with Gina McKee, Ruth Gemmell and Alexander Siddig

• Season 8 Episode 7: Endgame - Part One

  Part one of two. Old adversary Linda Cummings taunts Boyd from inside a secure psychiatric hospital, leading the team to discover more murder victims within its confines. As his frustrations rise, Boyd needs help from Grace - but she has been mysteriously forced to take time away from the Cold Case Squad and handed the investigation over to an eminent psychologist who is an expert on Cummings. Guest starring Gina McKee, Ruth Gemmell and Alexander Siddiq

• Season 8 Episode 6: Substitute - Part Two

  Part two of two. Eve looks to be the next victim of the organ harvest when she is imprisoned by Stefan and his partner Devlin. Boyd becomes increasingly frustrated that he cannot pursue the case due to Eve's relationship with the suspect - a fact that Stefan is only too aware of when the team tries to trick him into making a confession of murder while he insists all donors were willing. Starring Tara FitzGerald, Trevor Eve, Joseph Mawle and Nigel Lindsay

• Season 8 Episode 5: Substitute - Part One

  Part one of two. Eve finds evidence her boyfriend, aid-worker Stefan, was involved with a murder, but the conflict of interest means Boyd is unable to reopen the investigation. Desperate to prove her lover innocent, Eve re-examines the case herself, but just as her inquiry takes her to a disused hospital, the team connects Stefan to an illegal immigration cartel and organ harvesting. With Tara FitzGerald, Trevor Eve and guest star Joseph Mawle

• Season 8 Episode 4: End of the Night - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd's interview techniques get a result as suspected rapist Jason Bloch makes a mistake under interrogation and reveals his accomplice was a young man at the time of the crime. However, just as this information helps the team identify the second attacker, Boyd's unorthodox approach sees the investigation suspended - prompting victim Gemma to take matters into her own hands. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, with Ian Mercer, Michelle Dockery and Rory Kinnear

• Season 8 Episode 3: End of the Night - Part One

  Part one of two. The attempted suicide of a rape victim 12 years after her assault prompts Boyd to reopen her case, despite there being no new evidence. Their boss's illegal methods provide Grace, Spencer and the team with a suspect - but the attacker quickly becomes aware the detectives are on his trail. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, with Ian Mercer, Michelle Dockery and Rory Kinnear

• Season 8 Episode 2: Magdalene 26 - Part Two

  Part two of two. When Elizabeth Andrews' hospital visitor is also kidnapped, Boyd realises she is the key to the 1967 inquiry. The discovery that the hanged man is not Elizabeth's husband further complicates his investigation and highlights the disconnection between the cold case and the present abductions, before a visit to the hospital brings devastating news. Drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston, with Sharon Maughan

• Season 8 Episode 1: Magdalene 26 - Part One

  Part one of two. After a naked woman is found fleeing a car accident, she is taken to hospital and tests reveal her DNA is linked to a double murder in Sixties Soho. Boyd discovers the victim, successful entrepreneur Elizabeth Andrews, has suffered a horrific attack at the hands of her abductors and he is led to her home, where a man presumed to be her husband is found hanged in the hallway. With a new murder as well as the cold case to solve, the team tries to connect the crimes, but a greater danger awaits Elizabeth in hospital. Drama, starring Trevor Eve and his real-life wife Sharon Maughan

Waking the Dead: Season 7 (2008)

• Season 7 Episode 12: Pieta - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd and the team uncover links between the terrible war crimes and a major drugs deal, and set out to bring all the criminals to justice. Starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston, with guest stars Ron Cook, Anna Madeley and Branka Katic. Last in series

• Season 7 Episode 11: Pieta - Part One

  In the final two-part story, Eve links DNA evidence found at a traffic accident to a murder case she worked on while examining mass graves during the Balkan War, leaving Boyd determined to track down the perpetrators, a ring of war criminals now living and working in the UK. Starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston, with guest stars Ron Cook, Anna Madeley and Branka Katic. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 7 Episode 10: Wounds - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd and the team investigate the possible links between the men who were on the self-empowerment weekend with Chris Dearden when he died in 1996

• Season 7 Episode 9: Wounds - Part One

  When the body of salesman Chris Dearden is found in a disused tunnel, investigations reveal he had been reported missing by his wife Lucy in 1996. The ritualistic nature of the murder leads the team to suspect a group of middle-aged men who had been on a self-empowerment weekend. However, the victim's son Jimmy refuses to believe the body is his father's. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 7 Episode 8: Skin - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd and the cold case squad race to uncover the truth about the political activist's murder, fully aware that if they don't solve the mystery, a young boy's life is at stake. Philip Whitchurch and Cyril Nri guest star in the crime thriller, with Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Tara FitzGerald

• Season 7 Episode 7: Skin - Part One

  Part one of two. An anonymous e-mail leads the squad to waste ground in east London, where the remains of a right-wing fascist political activist are found. Further research into the man's past reveals he was not who he claimed to be and had a hidden agenda of his own. Detective drama, guest starring Philip Whitchurch and Cyril Nri. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 7 Episode 6: Duty And Honour - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd goes head to head with the military in order to identify the murderer, but an Iraqi woman proves to be the key to solving the mystery. Starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston, and guest starring Rupert Graves

• Season 7 Episode 5: Duty and Honour - Part One

  Part one of two. A dog's grisly discovery in the woods provides the team with a new clue on a two-year-old case concerning a decapitated corpse found near an army base. Following the trail leads the squad to a regimental dinner at the barracks, where they find themselves embroiled in a high-level conspiracy. Rupert Graves guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 7 Episode 4: Sins - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team must work fast to identify Governor Reading's killer when prime suspect Kelleher takes Dr Hooper hostage. Meanwhile, there's no sign of Boyd's son at the disused building to which Luke's phone was traced. Drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston

• Season 7 Episode 3: Sins - Part One

  Part one of two. The discovery of human remains in an urban canal are linked to the unsolved murder of a prison governor 15 years earlier, leading the team to seek out the original suspects. However, it's not long before the prison psychologist, married to the victim's daughter, finds himself personally embroiled in the investigation. Meanwhile, Boyd launches a search for his son Luke

• Season 7 Episode 2: Missing Persons - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd and the team struggle to ascertain Lore's true identity, but without that information they cannot understand why she and her family are in such danger. Peter is in an even more emotionally volatile mood than usual as a result of the news about his son, Luke. Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Tara Fitzgerald star, with Beatriz Batarda

• Season 7 Episode 1: Missing Persons - Part One

  New series of the detective drama. Part one of two. When a woman defends her daughter from a mugger, she sets in motion a chain of events that places herself and her children in mortal danger, as her DNA is linked to a cold murder case. Meanwhile, Boyd hears news of his son, who has been missing for seven years. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star.

Waking the Dead: Season 6 (2007)

• Season 6 Episode 12: Yahrzeit - Part Two

  Boyd receives a Nazi ceremonial dagger in an anonymous package in the post. The weapon prompts him to re-open the unsolved murder file of a young girl whose body was found on the street in May 1945 - a case last examined by his ex-colleague Mel Silver shortly before her death. Feature-length crime drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston. Last in series

• Season 6 Episode 11: Yahrzeit - Part One

  Part one of two. Boyd receives a Nazi ceremonial dagger in an anonymous package in the post. The weapon prompts him to re-open the unsolved murder file of a young girl whose body was found on the street in May 1945 - a case last examined by his ex-colleague Mel Silver shortly before her death. Drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 6 Episode 10: Double Bind - Part Two

  Part two of two. Detective Boyd and the team investigate events that occurred at a hippie commune in 1967. With double murderer Daniel Lennon still on the loose, Dr Ritter grows concerned that he may kill again. Trevor Eve and Jill Baker star

• Season 6 Episode 9: Double Bind - Part One

  Part one of two. The team investigate after a man convicted of murdering his parents escapes from a psychiatric unit and directs a family to unearth a body in their garden. The remains are identified as those of a student who went missing in the 1960s, and a link is made between the two crimes. However, time is of the essence in tracking down their suspect when an elderly psychiatrist is taken captive. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 6 Episode 8: Mask of Sanity - Part Two

  Part two of two. The tension mounts as another murder is committed, and Boyd enters a race against time to track down the killer and prevent them from striking again. As the investigation progresses, the detectives begin to suspect that the answers lie in events at the children's home many years previously. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star

• Season 6 Episode 7: Mask of Sanity - Part One

  Part one of two. The team reinvestigate the work of serial killer James Jenson when the wallets of his victims surface on the day he is released from a secure psychiatric unit. However, after turning the spotlight on a second suspect, Dr Bruno Rivelli, and the children's home he previously ran, the team find themselves with another murder case on their hands. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 6 Episode 6: The Fall - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team uncover some vital information about murder victim Katherine Keane, while Detective Boyd races to learn the truth about her death before Katherine's biographer, journalist Lisa Tobin, gets there first. Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Catherine Walker star

• Season 6 Episode 5: The Fall - Part One

  Part one of two. Two long-dead sexually conjoined bodies fall through the ceiling of a former bank after being disturbed by builders, and a gold ingot found at the scene suggests a connection with another cold case. When Eve links one of the corpses to the Opus Dei organisation, Boyd is warned off pursuing the line of investigation by the organisation's London director. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 6 Episode 4: Deus Ex Machina - Part Two

  Part two of two. The Cold Case team discover a connection between the missing Sudanese skull they are investigating, and the murder of an Iraqi dissident in London. Meanwhile, Boyd finds himself at the mercy of dangerous political forces. Trevor Eve stars

• Season 6 Episode 3: Deus Ex Machina Pt 1

  Khaled Ahmad goes on a hunger strike; Boyd and the Cold Case team must find Mahdi's skull.

• Season 6 Episode 2: Wren Boys - Part Two

  Conclusion of the two-part series opener. Joe wakes from his coma, and the team learn what really happened at the boxing bout. As they move closer to the truth about the dead boy, his family and the abbey, a dark secret is revealed. Forensic crime drama, starring Sue Johnston, Trevor Eve, Tara Fitzgerald and Felicite du Jeu

• Season 6 Episode 1: Wren Boys - Part One

  New series of the crime drama, beginning with a two-part episode. Tara Fitzgerald joins the cast as forensic scientist Eve, delving into the death of a teenage boy on a building site. Evidence is found linking the body to a youngster dumped at a hospital one night, and as the plot thickens Boyd and the Cold Case team find themselves investigating pagan rituals, stigmata and Irish travellers. Trevor Eve stars

Waking the Dead: Season 5 (2005 - 2006)

• Season 5 Episode 12: Cold Fusion - Part Two

  Conclusion of the final two-part drama in the series. The team are placed in quarantine while the substance that harmed Felix is identified, but Spencer has already gone in search of the suspect whose DNA was found at the scene. By the time Boyd realises a dangerous insider is damaging his investigation, he is sealed into the building. Trevor Eve and Wil Johnson star

• Season 5 Episode 11: Cold Fusion - Part One

  Part one of two. Spencer comes under suspicion when a double murder he worked on 20 years ago is re-examined. DNA profiling proves the wrong man was convicted, and when the team discover someone is trying to destroy the new evidence, the signs point to their colleague. However, a package that arrives for the DI turns out to be a gas bomb that injures Felix, forcing the detectives to reconsider. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 5 Episode 10: Undertow - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team are forced to release Hunt from custody. Boyd arranges to have him followed to prevent any more murders, but the body of a girl soon turns up drowned in the local swimming pool. The police leak the suspect's name to a journalist hoping to uncover more information - a mistake that proves fatal. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star

• Season 5 Episode 9: Undertow - Part One

  Feature-length episode. The team find evidence linking a soon-to-be-released benefit fraudster with a string of murders. Unfortunately, the nature of their proof is circumstantial at best - and with only a short while to go until the end of the man's nine-month sentence, the detectives have their work cut out to solve the crimes before he is released and free to kill again. Detective drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston

• Season 5 Episode 8: Straw Dog - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team work out the identity of the killer - an old acquaintance of Tony Green's from prison who is harbouring a grudge against Grace. She decides to confront him personally, but gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles upon the kidnap victim. Detective drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston

• Season 5 Episode 7: Straw Dog - Part One

  Part one of two. The appeal of a man convicted of murder and mutilation forces Grace to question the decision she made on the case 30 years ago. Someone who appears to be copying his chilling tactics sends the team footage of a new victim having his finger cut off. At the same time, Grace receives threats and a macabre package - a jar of pickled, severed fingers. Sue Johnston and Trevor Eve star. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 5 Episode 6: Subterraneans - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team are convinced Dr Nick Henderson is behind the murders, and Stella puts together damning evidence against him. However, before he can be arrested, he disappears without trace and his wife vanishes as well. The squad soon realise she could be the next victim, and embark on a race against time to find her. Toby Stephens and Nicola Stephenson guest star

• Season 5 Episode 5: Subterraneans - Part One

  Feature-length episode. A millionaire businessman is found dead, having apparently committed suicide, a year after his initial disappearance. Evidence suggests he was imprisoned in a cellar immediately before his death, and it's not long before a second body is discovered at the scene. The other corpse has been dead for far longer - and it seems both murders could be the work of an unlikely suspect

• Season 5 Episode 4: Black Run - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd is suspended from duty following the hit-and-run incident, but he claims he can't remember what happened. The rest of the cold case squad are convinced he was framed, and attempt to uncover the culprit - as well as revealing the truth behind the Eddie Vine case. However, a new member is assigned to the team, and appears to be concealing an agenda of her own

• Season 5 Episode 3: Black Run - Part One

  Feature-length episode. Boyd expects a confession of guilt when he is summoned to prison by one of the inmates, a former policeman serving life for the murder of his partner. The convict does make a revelation - but what he has to say causes the detective out to re-examine the facts of the old case from every possible angle to assure himself of the man's guilt. Trevor Eve and Felicite du Jeu star

• Season 5 Episode 2: Towers of Silence - Part Two

  Conclusion of the two-part season opener. Boyd and the team's investigation of a shifty businessman leads them to uncover a pharmaceutical conspiracy involving fake drugs to treat Aids. A major company is implicated in the scandal - and its bosses are prepared to do whatever is necessary to ensure their secret remains safe. Meanwhile, the detectives interview Stella Goodman, the latest applicant for Mel's job. Trevor Eve stars

• Season 5 Episode 1: Towers of Silence - Part One

  First of a two-part episode. A mummified body found on a derelict aeroplane leads Boyd and the team to a person already convicted of committing a similar crime, and Spence goes undercover in a bid to understand his motives. The victim's uncle reveals the dead man's connections with a corrupt businessman selling fake drugs - but a tragedy foils the detectives' work. Trevor Eve and Wil Johnson star

Waking the Dead: Season 4 (2004)

• Season 4 Episode 12: Shadowplay - Part Two

  Part two of two. Boyd and his team close in on the 'shepherd'. Suspicion shifts from one suspect to another and Grace's profile seems to point the finger at one man in particular - but when Mel takes it upon herself to do some digging of her own, the consequences for the cold case squad are disastrous. Last in series, starring Trevor Eve, Claire Goose and Wil Johnson

• Season 4 Episode 11: Shadowplay - Part One

  Part one of two. A psychiatrist treating a disturbed woman on trial for killing her family asks the team to investigate possible links to a double murder committed three years ago. Their enquiries lead them to a mysterious man convincing mentally unstable women to kill. Paul Kaye, Laurence Penry-Jones and Lucy Gaskell guest star, with Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston

• Season 4 Episode 10: The Hardest Word - Part Two

  Part two of two. As the cold case squad reel from a direct attack against them, evidence emerges concerning the killer's motives, making them realise they were on the wrong track. Meanwhile, further investigation reveals that Graham Penn is the connection between all the victims. Raymond Carstairs becomes the prime suspect when revelations about his past resurface. Phil Daniels and James Dreyfus guest star

• Season 4 Episode 9: The Hardest Word - Part One

  Feature-length edition. The cold case squad are investigating the grisly unsolved murder of a headmaster, when another man is found killed in very similar circumstances, and they begin to suspect the victims may have been targeted because of their sexuality. However, their efforts are complicated by the Organised Crime Unit, who are also assigned to the case and have very different ideas about why these men were killed. Phil Daniels guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 8: Anger Management - Part Two

  Part two of two. Sam Jacobs discovers he was the intended victim, and demands answers from Mark Andrews. Meanwhile, the cold case squad realise the stolen murder weapon is the key to uncovering the killer, only to find the gun has been used in yet another fatal shooting

• Season 4 Episode 7: Anger Management - Part One

  Feature-length episode. A recently released convict comes under suspicion when a warden at his parole hostel is murdered, but when the cold case squad become involved, it transpires the former prisoner may have been the intended target rather than the perpetrator, and that this killing may be connected to previous, unsolved crimes. Nigel Terry and Kerry Fox guest star

• Season 4 Episode 6: Fugue States - Part Two

  Part two of two. Jason escapes from the hospital, and the driver who knocked him over is found murdered. The cold case squad uncover a connection between the dead man and Jason's adoptive parents, and turn their attention to the doctor who handled his admission. Detective drama, starring Trevor Eve

• Season 4 Episode 5: Fugue States - Part One

  Part one of two. A man admitted to hospital after a traffic accident turns out to be one of two children who disappeared without trace 15 years previously. At the time, a nationwide manhunt failed to produce any answers, and now the cold case squad must find out where the missing boy has been all this time and whether his twin sister is still alive. Detective drama, starring Trevor Eve

• Season 4 Episode 4: False Flag - Part Two

  Part two. The team head back to Alice Taylor-Garret's home armed with more questions, only to find they're too late. Grace and Mel uncover evidence suggesting Gerald Doyle may have been a government mole, and could have been involved in the murder - but just when it seems they're getting somewhere, the investigation takes an explosive turn

• Season 4 Episode 3: False Flag - Part One

  An abandoned car belonging to a former Home Secretary is discovered in a Belfast garage, containing a skeleton and an unexploded bomb. Although the garage owner, missing since 1981, may have had links to the IRA, a more disturbing theory soon emerges - that this was the work of British secret service assassins, carefully staged to look like a terrorist outrage. Feature-length episode, guest starring Timothy West, Frances de la Tour and Christopher Strauli

• Season 4 Episode 2: In the Sight of the Lord - Part Two

  Conclusion. A fourth body is discovered, dispatched with the killer's trademark nail through the head. Boyd's investigation leads him back to the Lindfield Regiment, and to a mysterious woman the latest victim was attempting to track down. In doing so, he uncovers a long-buried story of a gang rape that led to pregnancy and suicide. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star

• Season 4 Episode 1: In the Sight of the Lord - Part One

  Part one of two. The Cold Case squad investigate a murder dating back to World War Two. In 1948, a former conscientious objector was found killed with a nine-inch nail driven into his head. New evidence suggests he may have been the victim of a state-sponsored execution, but the case becomes more complicated. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star. Concludes after the news

Waking the Dead: Season 3 (2003)

• Season 3 Episode 8: Final Cut : Part Two

  Part two of two. The gangster responsible for the Notting Hill murders is still at large, and past events cause further deaths as an international turf war erupts. As investigations proceed, it becomes clear that Spencer's personal history holds the key to solving the mystery. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 7: Final Cut : Part One

  Feature-length episode. The team discover a link between a mummified body and a Notting Hill house which featured as the location for a murderous fight between gangsters in a Sixties film, and present-day renovation work reveals more skeletons behind the walls. Spencer complicates matters further by revealing he lived there with his family when the events must have taken place. Crime drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Holly Aird

• Season 3 Episode 6: Breaking Glass : Part Two

  Part two of two. The team get caught up in a race against time as they try to track down the murderer who abused children while working at a care home - but a vengeful relative of one of the victims is also doing his best to locate him. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 5: Breaking Glass : Part One

  Boyd investigates a disturbing case of abuse and murder at a children's home as new evidence comes to light about the disappearance of two boys. When an artist's impression of a skeleton found in an archaeological dig matches one of the youngsters, the team race against the clock to discover the identity of the paedophile. Starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 4: Walking On Water : Part Two

  Part two of two. The team discover their prime suspect has a watertight alibi, which narrows their search for the murderer down to the remaining family members. Unfortunately, their progress is hampered by the discovery of drug deals and entanglement with the witness protection scheme. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 3: Walking on Water : Part One

  Part one. The team are called in to investigate when a convicted killer is cleared on appeal for the murder of his adoptive father. Not fully convinced the man is innocent, Boyd tries to find the rest of the family to establish the truth - but when he does eventually track them down, he begins to realise they have a lot to hide. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 2: Multistorey - Part Two

  Conclusion. Mistrust grows within the team as Mel becomes increasingly convinced Boyd is withholding vital new evidence. Grace makes a connection between the shopping-centre deaths and another massacre on the other side of the world, but Boyd dismisses her discovery, fearing it may hinder his efforts to prove Mackenzie murdered his friend. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 3 Episode 1: Multistorey - Part One

  Part one. Boyd is horrified to learn that Carl Mackenzie, the man accused of a shopping centre massacre, has been granted the right to appeal, forcing the reopening of the original investigation. Refusing to believe the wrong man was convicted, he throws himself into the case, but when the squad unearth new evidence that supports Mackenzie's claim, it also leads to the discovery of some disturbing truths about their superior officer. Saskia Wickham and Sean Pertwee guest star

Waking the Dead: Season 2 (2002)

• Season 2 Episode 8: Thin Air : Part Two

  Part two. Threatened by the team's investigation, the killer sets out to continue his reign of terror, stalking the younger sister of his most recent victim. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 2 Episode 7: Thin Air : Part One

  Thirteen years after the kidnap and murder of a teenage girl, Boyd finds a crucial piece of evidence in a Feature-length episode. London lock-up and arrests the owner - reclusive hippie Alec Garvey. As the pressure for a conviction mounts from the Met Commissioner and the Press, Boyd charges his man - but after the suspect resorts to desperate measures, the detective begins to realise the case is much more complicated than he imagined. Trevor Eve stars

• Season 2 Episode 6: Special Relationship : Part Two

  The Home Office continues to apply pressure to Boyd's investigation as he closes in on his prime suspect - Permanent Private Secretary, Sir James Beatty. Conclusion of a two-part story, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 2 Episode 5: Special Relationship - Part One

  In the first of a two-part mystery, the Cold Case Squad are called in to investigate the murder of a Home Office advisor after the main suspect is allowed to walk free. At the same time, the team are subject to a Home Office audit, with an inspector assigned to shadow the case - and when Boyd's enquiries lead him to question a senior cabinet member, he soon suspects a cover-up. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 2 Episode 4: Deathwatch : Part Two

  Concluding part. Revenge for a fatal miscarriage of justice in the early 1960s seems to be behind the murders of the members of a jury. To help him solve the case, Boyd turns to the former investigating officer Malcolm Finlay. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

• Season 2 Episode 3: Deathwatch : Part One

  Feature-length episode. The deathbed confession of a one-time gangster prompts the team to begin an investigation into the deaths of 12 people : but their attempts to discover the truth soon draw them into London's murky underworld. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Warren Mitchell

• Season 2 Episode 2: Life Sentence : Part Two

  Part two. The team race to uncover the identity and whereabouts of Thomas Rice's murderous partner in crime as an abducted woman's life hangs in the balance. Crime drama, starring Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston

• Season 2 Episode 1: Life Sentence : Part One

  Feature-length episode. When the only living victim of a jailed serial killer starts being harassed by a stalker, Boyd is given the chance to prove his theory that the murderer had a partner who is still on the loose

Waking the Dead: Season 1 (2001 - 2003)

• Season 1 Episode 8: Every Breath You Take : Part Two

  Part two of two. The team close in on Debbie Britten's married lover, who admits to the affair but insists he had nothing to do with her murder. Meanwhile, Christopher Redford turns himself in, claiming to be the killer, but Grace isn't convinced setting Boyd and the team on a trail to find the real killer. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Holly Aird and Sue Johnson

• Season 1 Episode 7: Every Breath You Take : Part One

  Part one of two. The body of police hero Debbie Britten washes up in the Thames a year after she disappeared, summoning the Cold Case unit to investigate. Initially, suspicion falls on a stalker, but the plot thickens further with the discovery that Debbie was pregnant at the time of her murder. Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird and Tessa Peake-Jones star

• Season 1 Episode 6: A Simple Sacrifice : Part Two

  Concluding part. Boyd uncovers evidence casting doubt on Annie Keel's confession and suggesting she is innocent of the two murders, but unfortunately her son Sam : who was present on the night and holds the key to what really happened : can't be traced. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star, with guest appearances by Lynda Bellingham and Anthony Valentine

• Season 1 Episode 5: A Simple Sacrifice : Part One

  Part one. DS Boyd investigates whether a woman who confessed to the killing of her husband 25 years ago could be innocent : but has a tough time convincing the public, who regard the mere mention of her name with horror. Grace also has doubts about the validity of the evidence, but the truth emerges as the woman's son, now living under a new identity, has to relive the trauma of the night of the murder. Drama, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Lynda Bellingham, and Anthony Valentine

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Blind Beggar : Part Two

  Concluding part. Frankie uncovers medical evidence suggesting that unhelpful retired priest Father Stuart may actually be related to the first murder victim, whose skeletal remains were discovered in the church crypt. Trevor Eve and Holly Aird star, with Annette Crosbie and Barry Morse

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Blind Beggar : Part One

  Part one of two. When a skull is found buried in concrete in a church crypt, Boyd seeks to find out who it belongs to and why it is there, but gets little help from the Church authorities who seem bent on obscuring the facts. When another body is discovered the finger of guilt points to a workman, but there is little explanation why a retired priest has been so unco-operative and why the corpse is adorned with ritualistic symbols. Boyd resolves to solve the case and confront his own demons over the disappearance of his son at the same time. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star, with guest appearances by Annette Crosbie and Barry Morse

• Season 1 Episode 2: Burn Out : Part Two

  In the concluding part of the suspense drama, Perry Coleman's grave is opened : but in a macabre twist, DNA tests on the body prove it can't possibly be that of Marina's father. Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Claire Goose and Angela Griffin star

• Season 1 Episode 1: Burn Out : Part One

  Part one. Trevor Eve, returning as DS Boyd, is approached by Marina Coleman (Angela Griffin), a woman convinced her father's death in a car crash was neither an accident nor suicide, but something far more sinister. Intrigued by the evidence she has collected, he agrees to re-open the case, and with the help of forensic scientist Dr Frankie Wharton (Holly Aird) investigates a third option not previously considered. Also, starring Sue Johnston and Claire Goose

Waking the Dead: Pilot

• Pilot Episode 2: PILOT (2)

  Concluding part. Another girl goes missing once word gets out that the Cold Case team have reopened investigations into an earlier murder. Can DCI Boyd and his associates crack the first murder before tragedy strikes again? Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Claire Goose star.

• Pilot Episode 1: PILOT (1)

  The past collides with the present in the first of a two-part detective thriller, starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Holly Aird. A team of police and criminal experts re-open an unsolved murder case, but their efforts inspire the killer to recreate his original crime in a chilling mind game of revenge

Waking the Dead:

• Skin

  Feature-length episode. An anonymous e-mail leads the squad to waste ground in east London, where the remains of a right-wing political activist are found. Further research into the man's past reveals he was not who he claimed to be and had a hidden agenda of his own. Detective drama, guest starring Philip Whitchurch and Cyril Nri

Waking the Dead: Feature-Length (2007 - 2008)

• Duty and Honour

  Feature-length episode. A dog's grisly discovery in the woods provides the team with a new clue on a two-year-old case concerning a decapitated corpse found near an army base. Following the trail leads the squad to a regimental dinner at the barracks, where they find themselves embroiled in a high-level conspiracy. Rupert Graves guest stars

• Missing Persons

  Feature-length episode. When a woman defends her daughter from a mugger, she sets in motion a chain of events that places herself and her children in mortal danger, as her DNA is linked to an old murder case. Meanwhile, Boyd hears news of his son, who has been missing for seven years. Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston star

• Sins

  Feature-length episode. The discovery of human remains in an urban canal are linked to the unsolved murder of a prison governor 15 years earlier, leading the team to seek out the original suspects. However, it's not long before the prison psychologist, married to the victim's daughter, finds himself personally embroiled in the investigation. Meanwhile, Boyd launches a search for his son Luke

• Straw Dogs

  Grace Foley is called to give evidence at a convicted murderer's appeal.

• Waking the Dead

  The team is drawn into a double parricide from 1967.

• Wounds

  Feature-length episode. When the body of salesman Chris Dearden is found in a disused tunnel, investigations reveal he had been reported missing by his wife Lucy in 1996. The ritualistic nature of the murder leads the team to suspect a group of middle-aged men who had been on a self-empowerment weekend. However, the victim's son Jimmy refuses to believe the body is his father's

• The Wren Boys

  Feature-length episode. A Sudanese politician vows to go on hunger strike until the UK returns the skull of an important 19th-century ruler to his country. While searching for the article, Boyd is asked to re-open the case of an Iraqi shopkeeper murdered in front of his daughter 20 years ago. A tip-off from a Foreign Office official gives the team a lead - and as they probe further, it seems the two investigations could be connected. Trevor Eve stars

• Yahrzeit

  Nazi SS dagger shows up at CCHQ sparking an investigation into the murder of a young Jewish girl in 1945.