Murder City

Synopsis

Murder City is a British police drama that centres on two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.

First Air Date: 2004-03-17

Last Air Date: 2006-04-26

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Stephen Plaice

Networks: STV

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Top Cast

Kris Marshall as DS Luke Stone
Amanda Donohoe as Susan Alembic
Tim Woodward as Turner
Geff Francis as Adrian Dumfries
Alexis Conran as Dr Simon Dunne
Amber Agar as Dr Anvar 'Annie' Parvez
Connor McIntyre as Frank Craven
Laura Main as DC Alison Bain
Tim Plester as Grub
Stephen Bent as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Critical Path (2004-03-17)

When a 16-year-old girl disappears from her home, leaving a blood-spattered bedroom behind, Susan and Luke start trying to track down the missing teenager, hoping that she may still be alive. Meanwhile, the mysterious death of a City trader who is shot in the neck with an arrow proves a tough case to crack.
Ep. 2: Under The Skin (2004-03-24)

When an unearthed skull opens a murder investigation, Stone orders a facial reconstruction of the skull and the photographs go to press, prompting a woman to come forward claiming that the face in the photo belongs to a man who raped and strangled her sister several years earlier. When Dumfries informs them that a different man was convicted of that murder, Stone and Alembic dig further and unearth a web of lies surrounding the previous investigation.
Ep. 3: Happy Families (2004-04-01)

The butchered body of a woman is found in a rubbish dump and the investigation into her murder leads Susan and Luke onto the trail of a baby-smuggling operation based in the Ukraine.
Ep. 4: Mr Right (2004-04-08)

A 25-year-old woman and her lover are found dead in a hotel room, shot through the head with with the same single bullet. The man, Alan Scobie, is identified as a notorious criminal on remand for manslaughter, but it isn't clear which of the two was the original target.
Ep. 5: Big City Small World (2004-04-15)

A wealthy Turkish businessman killed in a drive-by shooting at first appears to have been an unlucky casualty of a turf war between Kurds and Turks, until a pathologist's report reveals that he had died of a heart attack before being shot and had also been poisoned.
Ep. 6: Nothing Sacred (2004-04-22)

The owner of a gallery specialising in Islamic art is discovered in the boot of a submerged car. Armed with a clue found in the dead man's flat, Alembic and Stone head for a casino, but their investigation is destined to end in further tragedy.