Cold Blood (TV series)

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Cold Blood
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Genre Crime drama
Written byTom Needham
Directed byStuart Orme
Suri Krishnama
Starring Matthew Kelly
Jemma Redgrave
John Hannah
Ace Bhatti
David Calder
Pauline Quirke
Paul Gabriel
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producersKieran Roberts
Carolyn Reynolds
ProducerIan White
Running time90 minutes
Production company ITV Studios
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 October 2005 (2005-10-19) –
3 January 2008 (2008-01-03)

Cold Blood is a television series first broadcast on 19 October 2005, on ITV. [1] Three series of the show were broadcast. [2] The series stars Matthew Kelly as Brian Wicklow, a notorious serial killer who assists the police with investigations into murders and serial offenders. The series also features John Hannah as Jake Osborne and Jemma Redgrave as Detective Sergeant Eve Granger. [3]

Contents

Three official series of the show were produced: two stand-alone feature-length episodes and one final series comprising three individual stories. The show ceased production in 2007 following declining viewing figures; and the final episode was broadcast on 3 January 2008, to a mere 3.98m, a drop of more than 3 million viewers since the first episode. [4]

Cast

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 119 October 2005 (2005-10-19)
2 15 March 2007 (2007-03-05)
3 320 June 2007 (2007-06-20)3 January 2008 (2008-01-03)

Series 1 (2005)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
11"Cold Blood"Stuart OrmeTom Needham19 October 2005 (2005-10-19)7.10
DS Eve Granger goes in search of answers as to the whereabouts of a young girl, Emma Foley, who disappeared some years previously - and could have become the ninth and final victim of serial killer Brian Wicklow.

Series 2 (2007)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
21"Cold Blood II"Stuart OrmeTom Needham5 March 2007 (2007-03-05)6.12
DS Eve Granger finds herself back on the trail of serial killer Brian Wicklow when one of his fellow inmates is found dead in his cell, carrying evidence which indicates that Wicklow is the killer. But has he been framed?

Series 3 (2007–2008)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
31"Interference"Suri KrishnamaTom Needham20 June 2007 (2007-06-20)4.38
DS Granger turns to Brian Wicklow for help whilst investigating a murder supposedly committed by a young boy with learning difficulties, which has been overturned on appeal. But when Wicklow is stabbed, Granger suspects he is playing games with her.
42"Dead and Buried"Suri KrishnamaTom Needham27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)4.54
DS Granger's relationship with Jake Osbourne is threatened when she investigates the murder of an Army corporal, who is shot dead during an exercise involving no live ammunition. Does Jake hold vital information?
53"The Last Hurrah"Stuart OrmeTom Needham3 January 2008 (2008-01-03)3.98
DS Granger comes face to face with Brian Wicklow once more when a young boy named Jake Osbourne is abducted from a shopping centre - and not one for believing in coincidence, discovers that Wicklow's sister is involved in the kidnap.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Liz (22 February 2007). "Brand to appear in ITV's Cold Blood series". thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Green, Kris (22 June 2007). "Behind the scenes of 'Cold Blood'". Digital Spy.
  3. ↑ "Cold Blood". itv.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cold Blood (TV Series 2005–2008) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.


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