Trevor Eve
DCI Peter Boyd
Sue Johnston
Dr. Grace Foley
Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Eve Lockhart
Wil Johnson
DS Spencer Jordan
Eva Birthistle
Det Supt Sarah Cavendish
Waking the Dead is a crime, mystery, drama series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of forensic science, murder investigation, cold case, police profiling. it stars Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald. A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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