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

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    #1 - Wren Boys (1)

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    S6:E1

    The team re-investigates the death of a teenage boy who was found on a building site some years ago, drowned in concrete. Part of a human ear is found in his stomach, linking him to the dumping of another seriously injured teenager in a hospital at around the same time. The ground on which the dead teenager was found belongs to a Catholic abbey which is soon to be dissolved, and the abbey owns a shrine which might contain evidence and has to be dismantled - a task which falls to the unwilling Stella Goodman.Meanwhile, new forensic scientist Dr Eve Lockhart makes her mark on the case.

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    Director:Tim Fywell
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    #2 - Wren Boys (2)

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    S6:E2

    Continuing the investigation of the death of a teenager whose body was found in concrete on a building site years ago. The injured Joe McDonagh finally wakes from his coma - but how much light can he throw now on a boxing bout which went badly wrong long ago?Meanwhile, there are surprises in store for Boyd and Jordan.

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    #3 - Deus Ex Machina (1)

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    S6:E3

    MI6 asks Boyd to reopen the case of the killing of an Iraqi dissident.Meanwhile, a man running for election as President of the Sudan announces he is going on hunger strike to protest at Britain's refusal to return the skull of a 19th century leader.

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    #4 - Deus Ex Machina (2)

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    S6:E4

    Boyd finds a connection between the recent murder of an Iraqi and the local ruler's skull taken from the Sudan by British troops more than a hundred years before.

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    #5 - The Fall (1)

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    S6:E5

    Two sexually conjoined mummies mysteriously fall through the the ceiling of an old City bank, resulting in the Cold Case team being called in to investigate.

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    #6 - The Fall (2)

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    S6:E6

    As tension builds between Grace and Boyd the truth about Lisa is revealed. Meanwhile, the team have a new lead following on from Declan's death and it's a race to find the murderer before Lisa does.

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    #7 - Mask Of Sanity (1)

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    S6:E7

    Two days after James Jenson is released from a psychiatric unit, the wallets of his victims are sent to a relative. Does this mean more murders could follow? And is James really responsible for the three coldcase murders, or did he take the blame for somebody else?

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    #8 - Mask Of Sanity (2)

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    S6:E8

    The plot thickens as Rivelli and then Harris confess to the three cold case murders. Boyd remains suspicious though - who was the real murderer and what has Jensen got to do with it all?

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    #9 - Double Bind (1)

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    S6:E9

    A psychiatric patient, imprisoned for the murder of his parents as a teenager escapes and reveals the location of an unknown corpse.

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    #10 - Yahrzeit (1)

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    S6:E11

    Boyd receives an anonymous package in the post – a Nazi ceremonial dagger. Attached to it is a Cold Case number, linking it to the unsolved murder of a young girl in May 1945. It seems that Mel had been working on the case before her death, what does this mean for the Cold Case Team?

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    #11 - Yahrzeit (2)

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    S6:E12

    As Ben goes missing, Boyd and his team try to force the truth out of a confused David. Boyd grows increasingly close to Sarah, and Stella travels to Poland to investigate the true story.

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    #12 - Missing Persons (1)

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    S7:E1

    When a woman defends her daughter from a mugger, it sets into motion a chain of events that places herself and her children in mortal danger.

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    #13 - Missing Persons (2)

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    S7:E2

    Boyd and the team investigate Lore's true identity and the reasons why she is in danger.

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    #14 - Sins (1)

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    S7:E3

    The Cold Case team investigate the mystery surrounding human remains found in an urban canal with links to the murder of a prison governor.

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    #15 - Sins (2)

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    S7:E4

    After the discovery of Terry Ryan's body buried in a field,more corpses are uncovered..leading Grace to think it is a ritual burial site. Meanwhile Boyd and the team race to find Dr Hooper,whom Kelleher has taken hostage. And back in the lab Eve makes a shocking discovery.

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    #16 - Duty and Honour (1)

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    S7:E5

    The accidental excavation of a human hand leads the cold case squad to the cover-up of a major incident.

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    #17 - Duty and Honour (2)

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    S7:E6

    An Iraqi woman proves the key to the unlocking of the case.

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    #18 - Skin (1)

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    S7:E7

    After they get a tip off in an anonymous e-mail,the team head to a waste ground in east London, where they find the remains of a right-wing fascist activist.

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    #19 - Skin (2)

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    S7:E8

    When they do some digging into the man's past, they discover the deceased was not who he claimed to be, but in fact he had a hidden agenda of his own.

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    #20 - Wounds (1)

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    S7:E9

    The team find out that a body discovered in a disused tunnel is that of salesman Chris Dearden, who went missing in 1996. He was on a self-empowerment weekend with his colleagues when he died.Could one of them be responsible?

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    #21 - Wounds (2)

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    S7:E10

    The team find out that a body discovered in a disused tunnel is that of salesman Chris Dearden, who went missing in 1996. He was on a self-empowerment weekend with his colleagues when he died.Could one of them be responsible?

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    #22 - Pieta (1)

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    S7:E11

    At the scene of a road accident, a DNA link is found that goes back to a horrific murder in the Bosnia / Serbia conflict, which Eve had to deal with when working on mass war graves.

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    #23 - Pieta (2)

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    S7:E12

    Boyd vows to track down the ring of war criminals, all of whom are now living and working in the UK

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    #24 - End Of The Night (2)

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    S8:E4

    Eventually new forensic evidence leads Boyd and the team to one of the rapists of Gemma. Now the hunt is on for his partner, which becomes as race against time as Gemma might have own ideas on justice.

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    #25 - Substitute (1)

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    S8:E5

    When Eve's new boyfriend Stefan is being vague about his past she puts her skills to use and uncovers something she rather wouldn't have. Unsure about the next step she turns to Boyd for advice, initially he promises support. But once the facts become clearer Boyd and Eve want to follow a different path.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Wren Boys (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Waking the Dead". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Tim Fywell and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2007. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wren Boys (2)".