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Waking the Dead

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: June 18, 2001
  • Seasons: 9
  • Episodes: 90
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Waking the Dead(2001)
Comeback King
This show finished strong! The final season's average rating was higher than the previous one.

A second chance to catch the killer!

TMDB Rating: 7.2 (42 votes)

Overview

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Series 1 Poster

Series 1

8 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.8

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Burn Out (1)Jun 18, 20017.5
2Burn Out (2)Jun 19, 20017.5
3The Blind Beggar (1)Jun 25, 20017.5
4The Blind Beggar (2)Jun 26, 20017.5
5A Simple Sacrifice (1)Jul 2, 20018.0
6A Simple Sacrifice (2)Jul 3, 20018.0
7Every Breath You Take (1)Jul 9, 20018.0
8Every Breath You Take (2)Jul 10, 20018.0
Series 2 Poster

Series 2

8 episodes • 2002Avg: 6.9

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Life Sentence (1)Sep 2, 20025.3
2Life Sentence (2)Sep 3, 20025.7
3Deathwatch (1)Sep 9, 20027.5
4Deathwatch (2)Sep 10, 20028.0
5Special Relationship (1)Sep 16, 20028.0
6Special Relationship (2)Sep 17, 20024.5
7Thin Air (1)Nov 3, 20028.0
8Thin Air (2)Nov 4, 20028.0
Series 3 Poster

Series 3

8 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.1

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Multistorey (1)Sep 14, 20038.0
2Multistorey (2)Sep 15, 20037.5
3Walking on Water (1)Sep 21, 20034.5
4Walking on Water (2)Sep 22, 20038.0
5Breaking Glass (1)Sep 27, 20034.5
6Breaking Glass (2)Sep 28, 20038.0
7Final Cut (1)Oct 5, 20038.0
8Final Cut (2)Oct 6, 20038.0
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Series 4

12 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1In Sight of the Lord (1)Jul 11, 20048.0
2In Sight of the Lord (2)Jul 12, 20048.0
3False Flag (1)Jul 18, 20048.0
4False Flag (2)Jul 19, 20048.0
5Fugue States (1)Jul 25, 20048.0
6Fugue States (2)Jul 26, 20048.0
7Anger Management (1)Aug 1, 20048.0
8Anger Management (2)Aug 2, 20048.0
9The Hardest Word (1)Aug 8, 20048.0
10The Hardest Word (2)Aug 9, 20048.0
11Shadowplay (1)Aug 15, 20048.0
12Shadowplay (2)Aug 16, 20048.0
Series 5 Poster

Series 5

12 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.6Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Towers of Silence (1)Sep 18, 20057.5
2Towers of Silence (2)Sep 19, 20057.5
3Black Run (1)Sep 25, 20058.0
4Black Run (2)Sep 26, 20058.0
5Subterraneans (1)Oct 2, 20058.0
6Subterraneans (2)Oct 3, 20058.0
7Straw Dog (1)Oct 9, 20054.5
8Straw Dog (2)Oct 10, 20058.0
9Undertow (1)Oct 16, 20058.0
10Undertow (2)Oct 17, 20058.0
11Cold Fusion (1)Oct 23, 20058.0
12Cold Fusion (2)Oct 24, 20058.0
Series 6 Poster

Series 6

12 episodes • 2007Avg: 1.0

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Wren Boys (1)Jan 7, 20070.0
2Wren Boys (2)Jan 8, 20070.0
3Deus Ex Machina (1)Jan 14, 20070.0
4Deus Ex Machina (2)Jan 15, 20070.0
5The Fall (1)Jan 21, 20070.0
6The Fall (2)Jan 22, 20070.0
7Mask Of Sanity (1)Jan 28, 20070.0
8Mask Of Sanity (2)Jan 29, 20070.0
9Double Bind (1)Feb 4, 20070.0
10Double Bind (2)Feb 5, 20071.0
11Yahrzeit (1)Feb 18, 20070.0
12Yahrzeit (2)Feb 19, 20070.0
Series 7 Poster

Series 7

12 episodes • 2008

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Missing Persons (1)Apr 14, 20080.0
2Missing Persons (2)Apr 15, 20080.0
3Sins (1)Apr 21, 20080.0
4Sins (2)Apr 22, 20080.0
5Duty and Honour (1)Apr 28, 20080.0
6Duty and Honour (2)Apr 29, 20080.0
7Skin (1)May 5, 20080.0
8Skin (2)May 6, 20080.0
9Wounds (1)May 12, 20080.0
10Wounds (2)May 13, 20080.0
11Pieta (1)May 19, 20080.0
12Pieta (2)May 20, 20080.0
Series 8 Poster

Series 8

8 episodes • 2009Avg: 2.3

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Magdalene 26 (1)Sep 6, 20091.0
2Magdalene 26 (2)Sep 7, 20091.0
3End Of The Night (1)Sep 13, 20091.0
4End Of The Night (2)Sep 14, 20090.0
5Substitute (1)Sep 20, 20090.0
6Substitute (2)Sep 21, 20096.0
7Endgame (1)Sep 27, 20090.0
8Endgame (2)Sep 28, 20090.0
Series 9 Poster

Series 9

10 episodes • 2011

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Harbinger (1)Mar 13, 20110.0
2Harbinger (2)Mar 14, 20110.0
3Care (1)Mar 20, 20110.0
4Care (2)Mar 21, 20110.0
5Solidarity (1)Mar 27, 20110.0
6Solidarity (2)Mar 28, 20110.0
7Conviction (1)Apr 3, 20110.0
8Conviction (2)Apr 4, 20110.0
9Waterloo (1)Apr 10, 20110.0
10Waterloo (2)Apr 11, 20110.0

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