The Coroner (2015)
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.
First Air Date: 2015-11-16
Last Air Date: 2016-12-02
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
Created By: Sally Abbott
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Claire Goose as Jane Kennedy
- Matt Bardock as DS Davey Higgins
- Oliver Gomm as Clint Holman
- Beatie Edney as Judith Kennedy
- Ivan Kaye as Mick Sturrock
- Grace Hogg-Robinson as Beth Kennedy
- Stuart Davidson as Private Ambulanceman
- Cassie Clare as Young Helen
- Robert Morgan as Joseph Gravelle
- Archie Rush as Steve Kernan
Seasons
Series 1 (2015)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: First Love
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.
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Ep. 2: How to Catch a Lobster
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.
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Ep. 3: That's the Way to Do It
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.
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Ep. 4: The Fisherman's Tale
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.
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Ep. 5: Gilt
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...
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Ep. 6: Capsized
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.
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Ep. 7: The Salcombe Selkie
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?
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Ep. 8: Napoleon's Violin
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.
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Ep. 9: The Deep Freeze
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.
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Ep. 10: Dirty Dancing
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.
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