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Original title: Waking the Dead

TV Series
2000–2011
TV-14
1h 40m

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7.9/10

6.7K

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Police Procedural Crime Drama Mystery

Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

6.7K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,088

155

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Holly Aird (Dr. Wharton) was expecting her second child during season four which is why in season four her character is nearly always seen standing behind something (or someone in walking shots) or wearing large coats and lab coats.

Goofs
In S1 Boyd is talking about his missing son who is named Joe in the episode of the Blind Beggar, but in S7 when he turns up, his name is Luke.

Quotes
DS Spencer Jordan: The computer's full of hard-core.
Det. Supt. Peter Boyd: That's why they call it a hard drive.

Alternate versions
US broadcasts were cut down to approximately 50 minutes per episode to allow room for commercials.

Connections
Featured in RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads (2009)

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Intelligent drama

This is a wonderful drama series and I hope there will be much more in the future. Being a fan of CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) but also being a scientist and frustrated with the unrealistic portrayal of scientific procedures in CSI, I'm more impressed by Waking the Dead. Frankie strikes me as a thorough person and very professional, she knows how long it takes to analyse a sample of DNA, and its limitations. All the characters in the Cold Case Unit are totally convincing and fascinating people in themselves, especially Trevor Eve's character Boyd. This series continues to be very satisfying and has depths that are lacking in more superficial "murder mysteries". If only all the cold cases in this country could be sorted out by this lot - it would make life easier for many suffering victims of crime.