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Case Histories

TV·2011–2013·2 seasons, 9 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Crime·1h·7.7

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Jackson Brodie, a former policeman turned private detective, comes to the rescue of the bereaved, even as he struggles with past and present-day personal problems.

Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. 

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Case Histories S02E01Started Early, Took My DogS02E01 · 8.7Jackson helps a young woman find her parents, and in doing so unearths a shocking discovery, one that takes him into the heart of a 35-year-old crime. Meanwhile, a retired policewoman needs Jackson's help with a little girl.
  2. 02Case Histories S01E05When Will There Be Good News? (1)S01E05 · 8.2Whilst investigating a routine 'cheating wife' case, Jackson is caught up in a terrible train accident that brings yet another lost little girl into his life. This sets off a series of seemingly unconnected events that will have a far greater impact on his life than he realises.
  3. 03Case Histories S01E06When Will There Be Good News? (2)S01E06 · 8.2Jackson is released from jail, his arrest having triggered a connection with the Joanna Hunter case. But will he be able to find her before something really bad happens? Meanwhile, Marcus has become caught up in the cheating wife case that Jackson just can't shake.

Cast

Jason IsaacsJason IsaacsJackson BrodieAmanda AbbingtonAmanda AbbingtonLouise MunroeMillie InnesMillie InnesMarlee BrodieNatasha LittleNatasha LittleJulia LandKirsty MitchellKirsty MitchellJosie Brodie

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2011Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Case Histories S01E01Case Histories (1)June 5, 2011 7.8An unusual take on the detective genre featuring Jackson Brodie, who has served with the army and the police, and is now a private investiga
  2. S01E02Case Histories S01E02Case Histories (2)June 6, 2011 7.8As the detective series continues, Jackson seems to be collecting lost girls. Along with his continuing investigation into the killing of La
  3. S01E03Case Histories S01E03One Good Turn (1)June 12, 2011 7.8Jackson helps a crime novelist who is caught up in a road rage incident whilst hunting down the killer of a drowned Russian girl. His daught
  4. S01E04Case Histories S01E04One Good Turn (2)June 13, 2011 8.0Jackson uncovers the dark secrets of a novelist's holiday in Russia. He takes the journalist on a journey of redemption, and helps the wife
  5. S01E05Case Histories S01E05Season's bestWhen Will There Be Good News? (1)June 19, 2011 8.2Whilst investigating a routine 'cheating wife' case, Jackson is caught up in a terrible train accident that brings yet another lost little g
  6. S01E06Case Histories S01E06When Will There Be Good News? (2)June 20, 2011 8.2Jackson is released from jail, his arrest having triggered a connection with the Joanna Hunter case. But will he be able to find her before

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2013Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S02E01Case Histories S02E01Season's bestStarted Early, Took My DogMay 19, 2013 8.7Jackson helps a young woman find her parents, and in doing so unearths a shocking discovery, one that takes him into the heart of a 35-year-
  2. S02E02Case Histories S02E02Nobody's DarlingMay 26, 2013 7.5A woman is convinced that her daughter's riding accident was murder and through his investigation Jackson must confront some difficult truth
  3. S02E03Case Histories S02E03Jackson and the WomenJune 2, 2013 7.5Jackson helps a teenage boy who has grown up in the shadow of his murdered mother to understand how she really died. Meanwhile, he wrestles

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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