The Coroner

The Coroner

2015 - 2016Crime, DramaTV-PG2 Seasons20 Episodes

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.

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Seasons

S1

Series 1

10 Episodes • 2015

Series 2

Series 2

10 Episodes • 2016

Episodes - Season 1

E1

1. First Love

45m

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.

How to Catch a Lobster

2. How to Catch a Lobster

45m

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.

That's the Way to Do It

3. That's the Way to Do It

45m

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.

The Fisherman's Tale

4. The Fisherman's Tale

45m

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.

Gilt

5. Gilt

45m

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...

Capsized

6. Capsized

45m

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.

The Salcombe Selkie

7. The Salcombe Selkie

45m

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?

Napoleon's Violin

8. Napoleon's Violin

45m

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.

The Deep Freeze

9. The Deep Freeze

45m

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.

Dirty Dancing

10. Dirty Dancing

45m

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.

Created by: Sally Abbott

Top Cast

Claire Goose

Claire Goose

Jane Kennedy

Matt Bardock

Matt Bardock

DS Davey Higgins

Oliver Gomm

Oliver Gomm

Clint Holman

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Judith Kennedy

Ivan Kaye

Ivan Kaye

Mick Sturrock

Grace Hogg-Robinson

Grace Hogg-Robinson

Beth Kennedy

Available on: BBC One

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