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The Coroner

2015 Canceled 45m episodes

6.3/10 43 votes

CrimeDrama

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.

Created by:: Sally Abbott
Cast:: Claire Goose, Matt Bardock, Oliver Gomm, Beatie Edney
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

Episode guide

Seasons

2 available

Series 1

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.4

First Love

2015-11-16 · 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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.7

How to Catch a Lobster

2015-11-17 · 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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 6.3

That's the Way to Do It

2015-11-18 · 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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 5.7

The Fisherman's Tale

2015-11-19 · 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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 5.3

Gilt

2015-11-20 · 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...

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E06

Episode 6

★ 5.3

Capsized

2015-11-23 · 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.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.0

The Salcombe Selkie

2015-11-24 · 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?

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E08

Episode 8

★ 6.7

Napoleon's Violin

2015-11-25 · 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.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.7

The Deep Freeze

2015-11-26 · 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.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 7.5

Dirty Dancing

2015-11-27 · 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.

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