The essential episodes of Waking the Dead
Watch these 14 in order and you've got Waking the Dead — each pick states its reason.
- 01
DCI Boyd's first task as head of the new Cold Case Squad is to find the killer of a schoolgirl murdered five years ago. But as they begin work, they inadvertently inspire the killer to strike again. And, unbeknown to Boyd and his team, the murderer has a hidden agenda - to take revenge.
- 02
A common theme, linking three murders over a 60 year period, is discovered when the case of the murder of an ex-soldier is reopened. Can the team prevent a fourth killing?
- 03
The team know what links the victims but they are still searching for the motive - and for the murderer.
- 04
Who is the skeletal inhabitant of a car abandoned in a disused garage, and what links him to the assassination of a government minister 25 years ago?
- 05
An ex-army officer who served in Northern Ireland's Troubles points Boyd's suspicions towards the security services, making the case more complicated than ever.
- 06
A man is admitted to hospital 15 years after he and his twin went missing from their home. Before he can be interviewed, a murder takes place and he goes missing once more.
- 07
Mel is suspended from the case pending an inquiry, while Grace and Boyd have more questions for Roper, but the doctor is in no position to answer them.
- 08
Sam Jacobs is released from prison to start a new life. When a man is murdered in his hostel, he becomes a suspect - but he may have been the intended victim.
- 09
The secret past of the team's guitar teacher suspect is revealed, and Frankie is embarrassed following the attack on the lab.
- 10
A man is found dead at a hotel with a word carved into his back, the hallmark of an old crime that the cold case team is already investigating.
- 11
The cold case team continues to try to unravel the macabre murders, and DNA evidence brings them towards their suspect.
- 12
A mummified body found on a derelict aeroplane leads the team to a similar case.
- 13
The shadowy figure of a corrupt businessman grows increasingly sinister as the team discover that he was manufacturing fake drugs.
- 14
There's growing concern over Sarah's disappearance, and time is running out for Boyd as he fights for justice against a powerful adversary.
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