

They were written out in favour of a totally different storyline after the pilot. However, their plan soon backfires, when Boyd discovers that the kidnapper is looking for more than money – he wants revenge on Boyd's team – and Mel is in danger.ĭuring this episode, we see Boyd with his wife and two-year-old son, who are never seen again in later episodes. When the team pinpoint the girl's location, they use Mel as bait to lure the killer out. However, the killer is keen to kill again, and it's a race against time for Boyd to save the missing girl. Boyd has Alice Miller's body exhumed, hoping that new DNA tests may reveal the killer's true identity, and provide clues as to the location of the missing girl, Jodie. Realising that his actions have resulted in the girl's abduction, Boyd is forced to play catch-up as the killer sends him information regarding the girl's whereabouts. Although the case was deemed cold at the time, Boyd's second investigation leads to a surprise turn of events, spurring the killer out of hiding, and forcing him to abduct a second girl, Jodie Whitemore. Nine series of the show were broadcast over the course of eleven years.Įpisodes Pilot (2000) Episodeīoyd decides to have a second attempt at cracking the case of Alice Miller, a young girl who was raped and murdered five years ago, but whose killer was never identified.

Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series that was produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist.
