
Waking the Dead(2001)Comeback KingThis show finished strong! The final season's average rating was higher than the previous one.
A second chance to catch the killer!
Overview
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Series 1
8 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.8

Series 1
8 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.8
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Burn Out (1) | Jun 18, 2001 | 7.5 |
2 | Burn Out (2) | Jun 19, 2001 | 7.5 |
3 | The Blind Beggar (1) | Jun 25, 2001 | 7.5 |
4 | The Blind Beggar (2) | Jun 26, 2001 | 7.5 |
5 | A Simple Sacrifice (1) | Jul 2, 2001 | 8.0 |
6 | A Simple Sacrifice (2) | Jul 3, 2001 | 8.0 |
7 | Every Breath You Take (1) | Jul 9, 2001 | 8.0 |
8 | Every Breath You Take (2) | Jul 10, 2001 | 8.0 |

Series 2
8 episodes • 2002Avg: 6.9

Series 2
8 episodes • 2002Avg: 6.9
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Life Sentence (1) | Sep 2, 2002 | 5.3 |
2 | Life Sentence (2) | Sep 3, 2002 | 5.7 |
3 | Deathwatch (1) | Sep 9, 2002 | 7.5 |
4 | Deathwatch (2) | Sep 10, 2002 | 8.0 |
5 | Special Relationship (1) | Sep 16, 2002 | 8.0 |
6 | Special Relationship (2) | Sep 17, 2002 | 4.5 |
7 | Thin Air (1) | Nov 3, 2002 | 8.0 |
8 | Thin Air (2) | Nov 4, 2002 | 8.0 |

Series 3
8 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.1

Series 3
8 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.1
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Multistorey (1) | Sep 14, 2003 | 8.0 |
2 | Multistorey (2) | Sep 15, 2003 | 7.5 |
3 | Walking on Water (1) | Sep 21, 2003 | 4.5 |
4 | Walking on Water (2) | Sep 22, 2003 | 8.0 |
5 | Breaking Glass (1) | Sep 27, 2003 | 4.5 |
6 | Breaking Glass (2) | Sep 28, 2003 | 8.0 |
7 | Final Cut (1) | Oct 5, 2003 | 8.0 |
8 | Final Cut (2) | Oct 6, 2003 | 8.0 |

Series 4
12 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0Golden Era

Series 4
12 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0Golden Era
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | In Sight of the Lord (1) | Jul 11, 2004 | 8.0 |
2 | In Sight of the Lord (2) | Jul 12, 2004 | 8.0 |
3 | False Flag (1) | Jul 18, 2004 | 8.0 |
4 | False Flag (2) | Jul 19, 2004 | 8.0 |
5 | Fugue States (1) | Jul 25, 2004 | 8.0 |
6 | Fugue States (2) | Jul 26, 2004 | 8.0 |
7 | Anger Management (1) | Aug 1, 2004 | 8.0 |
8 | Anger Management (2) | Aug 2, 2004 | 8.0 |
9 | The Hardest Word (1) | Aug 8, 2004 | 8.0 |
10 | The Hardest Word (2) | Aug 9, 2004 | 8.0 |
11 | Shadowplay (1) | Aug 15, 2004 | 8.0 |
12 | Shadowplay (2) | Aug 16, 2004 | 8.0 |

Series 5
12 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.6Golden Era

Series 5
12 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.6Golden Era
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Towers of Silence (1) | Sep 18, 2005 | 7.5 |
2 | Towers of Silence (2) | Sep 19, 2005 | 7.5 |
3 | Black Run (1) | Sep 25, 2005 | 8.0 |
4 | Black Run (2) | Sep 26, 2005 | 8.0 |
5 | Subterraneans (1) | Oct 2, 2005 | 8.0 |
6 | Subterraneans (2) | Oct 3, 2005 | 8.0 |
7 | Straw Dog (1) | Oct 9, 2005 | 4.5 |
8 | Straw Dog (2) | Oct 10, 2005 | 8.0 |
9 | Undertow (1) | Oct 16, 2005 | 8.0 |
10 | Undertow (2) | Oct 17, 2005 | 8.0 |
11 | Cold Fusion (1) | Oct 23, 2005 | 8.0 |
12 | Cold Fusion (2) | Oct 24, 2005 | 8.0 |

Series 6
12 episodes • 2007Avg: 1.0

Series 6
12 episodes • 2007Avg: 1.0
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wren Boys (1) | Jan 7, 2007 | 0.0 |
2 | Wren Boys (2) | Jan 8, 2007 | 0.0 |
3 | Deus Ex Machina (1) | Jan 14, 2007 | 0.0 |
4 | Deus Ex Machina (2) | Jan 15, 2007 | 0.0 |
5 | The Fall (1) | Jan 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
6 | The Fall (2) | Jan 22, 2007 | 0.0 |
7 | Mask Of Sanity (1) | Jan 28, 2007 | 0.0 |
8 | Mask Of Sanity (2) | Jan 29, 2007 | 0.0 |
9 | Double Bind (1) | Feb 4, 2007 | 0.0 |
10 | Double Bind (2) | Feb 5, 2007 | 1.0 |
11 | Yahrzeit (1) | Feb 18, 2007 | 0.0 |
12 | Yahrzeit (2) | Feb 19, 2007 | 0.0 |

Series 7
12 episodes • 2008

Series 7
12 episodes • 2008
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Missing Persons (1) | Apr 14, 2008 | 0.0 |
2 | Missing Persons (2) | Apr 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
3 | Sins (1) | Apr 21, 2008 | 0.0 |
4 | Sins (2) | Apr 22, 2008 | 0.0 |
5 | Duty and Honour (1) | Apr 28, 2008 | 0.0 |
6 | Duty and Honour (2) | Apr 29, 2008 | 0.0 |
7 | Skin (1) | May 5, 2008 | 0.0 |
8 | Skin (2) | May 6, 2008 | 0.0 |
9 | Wounds (1) | May 12, 2008 | 0.0 |
10 | Wounds (2) | May 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
11 | Pieta (1) | May 19, 2008 | 0.0 |
12 | Pieta (2) | May 20, 2008 | 0.0 |

Series 8
8 episodes • 2009Avg: 2.3

Series 8
8 episodes • 2009Avg: 2.3
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Magdalene 26 (1) | Sep 6, 2009 | 1.0 |
2 | Magdalene 26 (2) | Sep 7, 2009 | 1.0 |
3 | End Of The Night (1) | Sep 13, 2009 | 1.0 |
4 | End Of The Night (2) | Sep 14, 2009 | 0.0 |
5 | Substitute (1) | Sep 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
6 | Substitute (2) | Sep 21, 2009 | 6.0 |
7 | Endgame (1) | Sep 27, 2009 | 0.0 |
8 | Endgame (2) | Sep 28, 2009 | 0.0 |

Series 9
10 episodes • 2011

Series 9
10 episodes • 2011
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Harbinger (1) | Mar 13, 2011 | 0.0 |
2 | Harbinger (2) | Mar 14, 2011 | 0.0 |
3 | Care (1) | Mar 20, 2011 | 0.0 |
4 | Care (2) | Mar 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
5 | Solidarity (1) | Mar 27, 2011 | 0.0 |
6 | Solidarity (2) | Mar 28, 2011 | 0.0 |
7 | Conviction (1) | Apr 3, 2011 | 0.0 |
8 | Conviction (2) | Apr 4, 2011 | 0.0 |
9 | Waterloo (1) | Apr 10, 2011 | 0.0 |
10 | Waterloo (2) | Apr 11, 2011 | 0.0 |
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