Season 9
Waking the Dead is a British television crime drama series created by Barbara Machin which follows the work of a special police team who investigate "cold cases", usually murders that took place a number of years ago and were never solved.
The series aired in the UK on BBC One from 4 September, 2000 to 11 April, 2011. There are 92 hour-long episodes in nine seasons.
Waking the Dead aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment (formerly BBC Prime) channel. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 9 premiered on BBC Entertainment on Monday 9 January 2012, at 20h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 10 episodes in the ninth and final season.
Season 9
In the final season of crime drama Waking The Dead, Boyd will face the greatest test of his career – will he prevail...?
Boyd (Trevor Eve) is back leading the Met's Cold Case Unit and investigating more unsolved crimes with his team: Grace (Sue Johnston), Eve (Tara FitzGerald) and Spence (Wil Johnson) in this the ninth and final season written by Ed Whitmore, Timothy Prager and Richard Warlow.
In this season the team acquires a new member, brilliant ex-counter-terrorism officer Sarah Cavendish (Eva Birthistle). Foisted on Boyd by his superiors he is given little choice but to keep her out of "harm's way".
Sarah matches Boyd in rank, the first time he has worked with someone of an equivalent level. Sarah's capabilities means she quickly ingratiates herself with her new colleagues; but as her symptoms of post-traumatic stress become increasingly apparent there is mounting concern for her welfare.
Sarah challenges Boyd's recklessness in the line of duty – something, she warns, he will pay for one day.
Seasons
Note: Broadcast details for the first three seasons are not available. BBC Prime became BBC Entertainment on 1 September, 2008.
Season 1 (10 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Broadcast: Unknown
Season 2 (8 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Broadcast: Unknown
Season 3 (8 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Broadcast: Unknown
Season 4 (12 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 23 Aug 2006 | Finale: 28 Sep 2006 | Wed/Thu, 21h00
Season 5 (12 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 28 Mar 2007 | Finale: 3 May 2007 | Wed/Thu, 21h00
Season 6 (12 episodes)
Channel: BBC Prime | Premiere: 10 Mar 2008 | Finale: 14 Apr 2008 | Mondays, 20h30/21h40
Season 7 (12 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 1 Dec 2008 | Finale: 16 Feb 2009 | Mondays, 20h30
Season 8 (8 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 11 Jan 2010 | Finale: 1 Mar 2010 | Mondays, 20h30
Season 9 (10 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 9 Jan 2012 | Finale: 12 Mar 2012 | Mondays, 20h00