Waking the Dead (2000-2011)

Name: Waking the Dead
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Released: 2015-11-26T19:47:15+01:00
Rating: 3.70
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston

Crime | 9 seasons

9 seasons

3,70 79 votes

State: Ended

Genre: Crime

Origin: United Kingdom

Developed by: Barbara Machin

Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston and Wil Johnson

IMDb score: 7,9 (7.031)

Releasedate: Tuesday 5 September 2000

This TV Show is not available on US streaming services.

Waking the Dead plot

Chief Inspector Peter Boyd heads the Cold Case Squad. This elite unit was created specifically to reopen unsolved murder cases. The team uses the very latest forensic techniques and a profiler. Retrieving the past can be dangerous, after all, the killer is still around... The team has the best minds in psychology, forensic pathology and investigation. If anyone can track down a killer years after the crime, it's them!

Seasons

3,36 (11)
Waking the Dead - Season 1 (2000-2001)
3,71 (12)
Waking the Dead - Season 2 (2002)
3,75 (10)
Waking the Dead - Season 3 (2003)
3,73 (11)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 (2004)
3,86 (7)
Waking the Dead - Season 5 (2005)
3,71 (7)
Waking the Dead - Season 6 (2007)
3,79 (7)
Waking the Dead - Season 7 (2008)
3,86 (7)
Waking the Dead - Season 8 (2009)
3,71 (7)
Waking the Dead - Season 9 (2011)

Full Cast & Crew

Actors and actresses

Catherine Bell

Sophie Winkleman

Thomas Rice

Videos and trailers

All Media

Motion Graphics : Waking the Dead - Title Sequence

Opinions about Waking the Dead

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AniSter

899 comments
716 votes

Monday 7 July 2025

Waking the Dead season 1

I didn't know this series, but in the meantime I've seen the pilot film, the 9 seasons and also the mediocre sequel series The Body Farm - (1 season). The series needs some time to get going, which is why my appreciation has increased as the seasons have gone by. I found Waking the Dead surprisingly good from season 2 onwards: strong stories (one every two episodes), a great cast and setting and not too many side issues (except for the story about Boyd's son that keeps nagging for too long). There are a few issues that run through multiple episodes. Hence my tip: watch all seasons and episodes in the right order, with not too long intervals. Not all issues come to a conclusion with a positive result. "That's life" we might say. It is a pity that there are episodes where too much is left to the viewer's imagination. During the seasons, a few female employees are "written out of the series", this happens in less than nice ways. The character Boyd is a story in itself. A good choice that he is the constant factor in all seasons, but the way that guy rages against his staff would no longer be acceptable nowadays and would be labeled as transgressive behavior squared.