TV series

The Coroner

Name: The Coroner
Released: 2015
Cast: Claire Goose, Matt Bardock, Oliver Gomm, Beatie Edney, Ivan Kaye

2015–2016· 2 seasons· 45 min episodesTV-PG★ 6.3Canceled

On BBC One — From BBC Birmingham

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Synopsis

High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.

Themes

detective coroner female detective

Episodes

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E1 First LoveNext upNov 16, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
When a teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower, Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins believes it was a tragic suicide, but Coroner Jane Kennedy thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Guest stars: Archie Rush (Steve Kernan), Imogen Waterhouse (Sophie Bailey), Andrew Whipp (Phillip Bailey), Oscar Lloyd (Matt Wickens), Sophie Duval (May Kernan), Simon Meacock (John Kernan)
E2 How to Catch a LobsterNov 17, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
When a body washes up on the shore, Jane is convinced it's a botched sea burial, but Davey believes otherwise. With a steak at stake, both are determined to prove each other wrong.
Guest stars: Robert Morgan (Joseph Gravelle), Phoebe Thomas (Dora Horton), Howard Coggins (Bill Jeffries), Alex Ferns (Nolan Prince), Jenny Galloway (Ethel Blackstone), Delroy Brown (Harvey Campbell)
E3 That's the Way to Do ItNov 18, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
When the town's new mayor is found dead in a hotel room, Jane's quest for the truth puts her own life in danger.
Guest stars: Tilly Blackwood (Una Drake), Rupert Procter (John Holland), Ronan Vibert (Gavin Drake), Molly Hanson (Hannah Drake), Leon Ockenden (Danny Ball)
E4 The Fisherman's TaleNov 19, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 5.7
Synopsis
A popular local businessman is shot dead by a sniper in public. Davey is forced to watch as an officer from the Metropolitan Police takes over his investigation and then makes a move on Jane.
Guest stars: Stuart Davidson (Private Ambulanceman), Claire Price (Joy Bradshaw), James Buller (Peter Bradshaw), James Weber Brown (Brian 'Digger' Digsby), Bill Buckhurst (DI Ben Marshall), Alex Felton (Michael Larkin)
E5 GiltNov 20, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 5.3
Synopsis
When a treasure hunter is found dead in his own home, Jane wonders whether one of his colleagues wanted the loot for themselves, while the locals fear it was something more supernatural...
Guest stars: Stuart Davidson (Private Ambulanceman), Simon Armstrong (Errol Prowse), Katy Brand (Debs Luscombe), Sam Stockman (Anthony Light), Alex Avery (Ray Mason), Georgia Henshaw (Amelia Prowse), Gerald Kyd (Prof. Tal Greening)
E6 CapsizedNov 23, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 5.3
Synopsis
A man is found dead in a shipwrecked container on the beach. Davey is convinced it was an unfortunate accident, but Jane fears darker forces might be responsible.
Guest stars: Charles Babalola (Ian Igby), Florence Hall (Abby Naseby), David Westhead (Grantham Naseby), Naomi Ryan (Andrea Matteo), Alan Williams (Keegan Brubaker), Paul Hawkyard (Brent Hess)
E7 The Salcombe SelkieNov 24, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
The sleepy town of Lighthaven is stunned when a teenage girl returns from the dead. Where has she been for a whole year? And who was buried in her place?
Guest stars: Beatie Edney (Judith Kennedy), Ivan Kaye (Mick Sturrock), Tessa Churchard (Molly Walker), Richard Huw (Peter Walker), Holly Bodimeade (Leah Walker), Gyuri Sarossy (George Flemington), Christopher Villiers (Tim Morris)
E8 Napoleon's ViolinNov 25, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
When the patriarch of the local aristocratic family is found stabbed to death, Jane and Davey investigate and find themselves revisiting an embarrassing chapter of their teenage romance.
Guest stars: Maya Gerber (Lily Sidwell), Timothy Carlton (Donald Sidwell), Amy Marston (Olivia Sidwell), Alun Raglan (Terence Brooks), Andrew Havill (Edward Sidwell)
E9 The Deep FreezeNov 26, 2015 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
When a man is found dead in a walk-in freezer, Jane and Davey's relationship is tested to the limit as they clash over who they think is responsible.
Guest stars: Peter Gunn (Robert Talbot), Emma Campbell-Jones (Christine Talbot), Oliver Bennett (Andrew Talbot), Hazel Ellerby (Rose Porter), Alice Henley (Lucy Everidge)
E10 Dirty DancingNov 27, 2015 · 45 min
Synopsis
A woman drops dead in the build-up to a Latin dance festival in Lighthaven. As Jane and Davey argue over what they think happened, the body mysteriously vanishes from the mortuary.
Guest stars: Stuart Davidson (Salsa Dancer), Carla Mendonça (Paula Barranco), Juan Pablo Yepez (Yordan Barranco), Gabriela Montaraz (Issabella Martinez), Alejandro De Mesa (Romario Santos), Lucy Phelps (Gemma Duffy), Ben Turner (Dr Mel Siddiqui)