Cold Blood (TV series)

Cold Blood is a television series first broadcast on 19 October 2005, on ITV1.[1] Three series of the show have been 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]

Cold Blood
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Tom Needham
Directed by	Stuart Orme Suri Krishnama
Starring	Matthew Kelly Jemma Redgrave John Hannah Ace Bhatti David Calder Pauline Quirke Paul Gabriel
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Kieran Roberts Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	Ian White
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9
Original release	19 October 2005 – 3 January 2008

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

• Matthew Kelly as Brian Wicklow
• Jemma Redgrave as DS Eve Granger
• Claudia Perrins as Young Eve Granger
• John Hannah as Jake Osbourne
• Ace Bhatti as DC Ajay Roychowdry
• David Calder as Professor Robert Kerr (Series 1—2)
• Pauline Quirke as DCI Hazel Norton (Series 2—3)
• Paul Gabriel as PC Neil Doyle

Episodes

Series 1 (2005)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"Cold Blood"	Tom Needham	Stuart Orme	19 October 2005	7.10
DS Eve Granger goes in search for 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)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"Cold Blood II"	Tom Needham	Stuart Orme	5 March 2007	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)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"Interference"	Tom Needham	Suri Krishnama	20 June 2007	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.
2	"Dead and Buried"	Tom Needham	Suri Krishnama	27 June 2007	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?
3	"The Last Hurrah"	Tom Needham	Stuart Orme	3 January 2008	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 co-incidence, discovers that Wicklow's sister is involved in the kidnap.

References

1. http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/16034/brand-to-appear-in-itvs-cold-blood-series
2. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a62347/behind-the-scenes-of-cold-blood.html
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148750/episodes?year=2008&ref_=tt_eps_yr_2008

External links

• Cold Blood at IMDb