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Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Buried Lies: Part 1

21 February 1996
Forensic pathologist Dr. Sam Ryan returns to Cambridge to take up a teaching assignment and to work for the police as required. In her first case, she has to deal with the death of a six year old girl find floating in a nearby river. The autopsy reveals that the child has suffered previous abuse, including cigarette burns and several broken ribs. Sam receives information from a prison inmate that implicates someone in a previous death and Sam suggests a radical step. In her personal life, Sam has to deal with her elderly mother who is showing signs of dementia and her sister Wyn with whom she has a strained relationship.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... D.S. Farmer
Lesley Dunlop ... Marion Wallace
Kelly Hunter ... Ronnie Crew
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
Barney Craig ... Gary Phillips
Ruth Gemmell ... Kerry Cox
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Charon Bourke ... Prisoner #2
Jelena Budimir ... Prisoner 1

Tom Chadbon ... P.C. Coleman
Rebecca Craig ... Jenny Stewart
Peter Geddis ... Ken
Renata Heinen ... Waitress
Carl Hillsden ... Michael Wallace
Pat Keen ... Mrs. Phillips
Alec Linstead ... Professor Jenkins
Roger Llewellyn ... Priest
Sophie Manning ... Sarah Crew
Oliver Montgomery ... Solicitor
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale

Adam Ratcliffe ... Dean Crew
Maryann Turner ... Jean
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North
John Westwood ... Forensic officer
Peter Whitbread ... Coroner

Season 1, Episode 2: Buried Lies: Part 2

22 February 1996
With the exhumation of a child that had died from abuse some years earlier, Sam is able to demonstrate that there are similarities between the deaths of the two children. There is also only one individual with a connection to both cases. When Sam's house is broken into, her personal safety is a risk but she pursue the case with her usual zeal.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... D.S. Farmer
Lesley Dunlop ... Marion Wallace
Kelly Hunter ... Ronnie Crew
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
Barney Craig ... Gary Phillips
Ruth Gemmell ... Kerry Cox
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Trevor Bannister ... Gary's Solicitor
Tessa Bell-Briggs ... Prison Officer
Helen Bourne ... Senior Prison Officer

Tom Chadbon ... P.C. Coleman
Peter Cleall ... Headmaster
Patricia Franklin ... Woman at Cemetery
Peter Geddis ... Ken
Carl Hillsden ... Michael Wallace
Frances Jeater ... Schoolteacher
Pat Keen ... Mrs. Phillips
Sophie Manning ... Sarah Crew
Tim McEvoy ... S.O.C.O.
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale

Adam Ratcliffe ... Dean Crew
Ashok Srivastava ... TV Reporter
Maryann Turner ... Jean
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North
John Westwood ... Forensic officer

Season 1, Episode 3: Long Days, Short Nights: Part 1

28 February 1996
When Mark James' decomposing body is found in an abandoned building, there is every indication that he was part of some occult ritual. An upside down cross was carved on his chest, his wrists were bound with ivy and he was strangled. All evidence points to his friend Sebastian Bird, a rich idler who allowed James to live in his house but who had also developed a expert knowledge of the occult before being sent down from Cambridge for having had an affair with a professor's wife. Sam Ryan's testy relationship with the police continues as she is having difficulty establishing a forensic link in the case and also for publicly criticizing the well-liked Police Surgeon, Dr. Richard Owen, for attending the crime scene without the proper protective clothing. Sam also has to deal with her rebellious nephew Ricky, who is constantly fighting with his mother and announces that he has left home to move in with her.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... D.I. Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... Det. Supt. Harriet Farmer

Colin Salmon ... Sebastian Bird
Ronald Pickup ... Dr. Richard Owen
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart

Emily Mortimer ... Fran
Ruth Gemmell ... Kerry Cox
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Philip Anthony ... Vicar
James Bree ... Brewer
Rebecca Craig ... Jenny Stewart
Hannah Cresswell ... Candida

James D'Arcy ... Student
Sean Gallagher ... Daniel Finn
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis

Dominic Mafham ... Mark James
Tim McEvoy ... S.O.C.O.
Ciaran McIntyre ... Desk Sergeant
Sam Parks ... Fred
Neville Phillips ... Man in Tunnel
David Sumner ... Simon Clarke
Maryann Turner ... Jean Ryan
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North

Season 1, Episode 4: Long Days, Short Nights: Part 2

28 February 1996
Sam continues her investigation into Mark James' murder. When another of Sebatian Bird's one-time friends is killed the police are ever more convinced of his guilt and grow increasingly frustrated at Sam's inability to provide them the evidence that they are sure is there. The solution lies in an old case and someone's desperate need for revenge.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... D.S. Farmer

Colin Salmon ... Sebastian Bird
Ronald Pickup ... Dr. Richard Owen
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart

Emily Mortimer ... Fran
Ruth Gemmell ... Kerry Cox
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Philip Aldridge ... Police Officer 1
Philip Anthony ... Vicar
Diana Berriman ... Midwife
Timothy Block ... First Prison Officer
James Bree ... Brewer
Frances Carder ... Janet Owen
Rebecca Craig ... Jenny Stewart
Rob Dixon ... Charlie
Sean Gallagher ... Daniel Finn
Juliette Gruber ... Louise Owen
James Hornsby ... Second Prison Officer
Dione Inman ... Prison Nurse
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis
Tim McEvoy ... S.O.C.O.
Sam Parks ... Fred
Rebecca Reilly ... Young Louise
Roger Ringrose ... Police Officer 2
David Sumner ... Simon Clarke
Kemal Sylvester ... Teddy
Maryann Turner ... Jean Ryan
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North
James Wilson ... Alvin

Season 1, Episode 5: Darkness Visible: Part 1

13 March 1996
Sam investigates the death of a gay man while in police custody. He had been arrested while drunk and was sharing a cell with another drunk, in for the night. The victim died from a blow to the head and was badly beaten post-mortem. DS Farmer is concerned that the assault may have been the work of some of her officers. Sam also meets up with Liam Slattery an old friend she has not seen for 20 years. Sam's sister however is convinced Liam was responsible for the death of their father years before.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Detective Inspector Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... Detective Superintendent Farmer
Ken Stott ... Sergeant Bob Claire
Brendan Coyle ... Liam Slattery
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth Gemmell ... Detective Constable Kerry Cox
Philip Glenister ... PC Denning
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
James Aubrey ... DI Hartley
Terence Booth ... Symonds Solicitor
Woolf Byrne ... Sam's Father
Rebecca Craig ... Jenny Stewart
Kate Fenwick ... Tracy Tennant
Caroline John ... Mrs. Claire
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis
Dorian Lough ... Michael Pearce
Cécile Pallas ... Natalie Johns
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
David Peart ... College Fellow
Adrian Schiller ... Colin Trafford
Ian Shaw ... PC Johns
Julie Smith ... Sarah
Gwyneth Strong ... Patricia Denning
Ian Tolmie ... Jeff
Michael Troughton ... Allen Symonds
Gregor Truter ... Sergeant Lathwell
Milo Twomey ... PC North
Lee Whitlock ... Stevo

Season 1, Episode 6: Darkness Visible: Part 2

14 March 1996
Sam continues her investigation in the prisoner's death and believes the police are covering up. When a police constable whose wife reported was cracking up is found dead, the investigating officers themselves believe something is amiss. Sam continues to be harassed by someone unknown and has to call in the bomb squad when she receives a mysterious parcel and subsequently someone tries to run her off the road. Liam and Sam renew their relationship but she is faced with a difficult choice.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... D.I. Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... D.S. Farmer
Ken Stott ... Sergeant Bob Claire
Brendan Coyle ... Liam Slattery
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
Ruth Gemmell ... D.C. Kerry Cox
Philip Glenister ... PC Denning
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
James Aubrey ... DI Hartley
Richard Bacon ... TV Reporter
Kate Fenwick ... Tracy Tennant
Caroline John ... Mrs. Claire
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis
Cécile Pallas ... Natalie Johns
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
Ian Shaw ... PC Johns
Gwyneth Strong ... Patricia Denning
Richard Trinder ... Bomb Disposal Officer
Michael Troughton ... Allen Symonds
Gregor Truter ... Sergeant Lathwell
Milo Twomey ... PC North
Lee Whitlock ... Stevo

Season 1, Episode 7: Sins of the Fathers: Part 1

27 March 1996
One of Sam Ryan's students has a problem and seeks some personal advice. She and her family immigrated from Vietnam during the boat people exodus and her father wants her to enter a marriage he's arranged for her. She's worried that her husband to be will realize she is not a virgin and Sam counsels her that honesty is always the best policy, but in this case it drives the prospective groom to violence. When the family's restaurant is burned out, the police find a badly burned body. On the home front, Sam continues to bicker with her sister Wyn about whether their mother should be placed in a home and the bitterness over their father's death continues to divide them.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Detective Inspector Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... Detective Superintendent Farmer
Teo-Wa Vuong ... Tran (as Teo Wa)
Ruth Gemmell ... Detective Constable Kerry Cox
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Daryl Kwan ... Binh

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Rex Wei ... Nguyen
Daniel Bennion ... Abercrombie
Georgia Brown ... Young Sam
Woolf Byrne ... Sam's Father
Jessica Drum ... Le
Adam Dryer ... Petrol Station Manager
Paul T.T. Easter ... Witness
Hilary Hamilton ... Rosie
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis
Bao Ma ... Lan
Rosanna Mayling ... Young Beryl (as Rosannah May)
Tim McEvoy ... S.O.C.O.
Hugo Napier ... Coroner's Officer
Sam Parks ... Fred
Phuong Thi Phan ... Mrs. Quoc
Paul Rainbow ... Senior Fireman
Fiona Tong ... W.P.C. Young
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North
Mai Vu ... Lan's Sister
Liane Ware ... Young Wyn
Tam Williams ... Harry

Season 1, Episode 8: Sins of the Fathers: Part 2

3 April 1996
DI Adams and DC Cox's personal relationship is now affecting their work, leading Cox to request a transfer. With the burned body now identified through dental records, the police have a suspect. However, he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and the police are concerned that he may lash out. When the police do finally locate him, a member of the team is killed.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
John McGlynn ... Tom Adams
Clare Higgins ... D.S. Farmer
Teo-Wa Vuong ... Tran (as Teo Wa)
Ruth Gemmell ... Kerry Cox
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Doreen Hepburn ... Beryl Ryan
Daryl Kwan ... Binh

Matthew Steer ... Ricky Ryan
Janice Acquah ... Marcia Evans
Daniel Bennion ... Abercrombie
Georgia Brown ... Young Sam
Woolf Byrne ... Sam's Father
Alan Gilchrist ... Search Squard Sergeant
Hilary Hamilton ... Rosie
Ian Keith ... P.C. Jarvis
Bao Ma ... Lan
Rosanna Mayling ... Young Beryl (as Rosannah May)
Hugo Napier ... Coroner's Officer
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
Stephen Simms ... T.S.U. Leader
Richard Syms ... Duty Engineer
Milo Twomey ... P.C. North
Mai Vu ... Lan's Sister
Liane Ware ... Young Wyn

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1: Blood, Sweat and Tears: Part 1

14 February 1997
Boxer Kevin Sharma dies from blows received in the ring, but pathologist Sam Ryan determines that he has a brain injury dating from sometime after his last bout two months ago. One of the governors of the boxing board, retired police Superintendent Jack Reeve, is concerned that it will reflect badly on them. Reeve is also trying to cancel one-time trainer Terence Cross' license after he is the victim of a hit and rub accident that leaves him a quadriplegic. A new Detective Superintendent, Peter Ross, is now in charge and Sam and he knew each other many years previously. Trevor finds himself alone after his wife leaves him. Sam and her sister Wyn bury their mother
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Frederick Treves ... Jack Reeve
Frank Grimes ... Keith Jones
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Barry Jackson ... Terence Cross
Ruth Lass ... Terri Cross
Connor McIntyre ... Tony Kennedy
Riz Abbasi ... Kevin Sharma

Idris Elba ... Charlie
Martin Herdman ... Barry
Bunny May ... Burgess
Ian Liston ... M.C.
Tom Lucy ... Referee
Terry Marsh ... Larry Cotton
Sam Parks ... Fred
Seymour Matthews ... Board Member
Matthew Bowyer ... Employment Officer
John Cater ... Captain Rider
Richard Cole ... Solicitor

Season 2, Episode 2: Blood, Sweat and Tears: Part 2

15 February 1997
The investigation continues and a boxing trainer apparently commits suicide. Sam isn't convinced however and with the assistance of a ballistics expert, obtains the evidence to prove the suicide was actually murder. She also learns the reason for Kevin Sharma getting into a bare-knuckles fight and now suspects that Terence Cross' hit and run may not have been an accident. Sam's sister Wyn continues to have difficulty coping following the death of their mother.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Frederick Treves ... Jack Reeve
Frank Grimes ... Keith Jones
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Bunny May ... Burgess
Barry Jackson ... Terence Cross

Idris Elba ... Charlie
Richard Cole ... Solicitor
Ruth Lass ... Terri Cross
Sam Parks ... Fred
Martin Herdman ... Barry
John Cater ... Captain Rider
Connor McIntyre ... Tony Kennedy

Season 2, Episode 3: Cease Upon the Midnight: Part 1

28 February 1997
Stuart Evans is 40 years old and in the advanced stages of AIDS. When he dies the night after his birthday party no one thinks anything of it but his parents donate his remains to scientific study. When Sam and Trevor start an examination of the remains, they notice needle marks and suspect his death may not have been straightforward. Their suspicions are confirmed when the toxicology reports indicate an extremely high level of morphine. Mark Tate is also an AIDS sufferer who has been told that he will soon go blind. He too dies suddenly and when the police learn that he and Evans had the same physician, they begin to suspect doctor-assisted suicide.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Joe Duttine ... Craig Tate
Geoffrey Beevers ... Reverend Andrew Duffy
Linda Marlowe ... Isobel Tate

Grant Masters ... Mark Tate
Roberta Taylor ... Dr. de Groot
Tim Meats ... Dr. Oldfield
Sam Parks ... Fred
Renny Krupinski ... Stuart Evans
Kevin Moore ... Leo

Adrian Lester ... Danny Thomas
Jean Lloyd ... Sarah Duffy
Charlie Roe ... Bernard
Peter Stockbridge ... Mr. Evans
Veda Warwick ... Mrs. Evans
Andrew Barclay ... D.C. Bolton
Vicky Ogden ... Landlady (as Vicki Ogden)

Season 2, Episode 4: Cease Upon the Midnight: Part 2

1 March 1997
As Sam continues her forensic investigation into the two deaths, the police make an arrest but soon realize they have the wrong person in custody when a crucial piece of evidence is uncovered. Sam discovers the true identity of the person behind the deaths but rather than tell the police, she decides to let him to turn himself in. Unfortunately, this leads to a tragic result. In her personal life, Sam and Peter Ross renew their long-ago romance.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Joe Duttine ... Craig Tate
Geoffrey Beevers ... Reverend Andrew Duffy
Linda Marlowe ... Isobel Tate

Grant Masters ... Mark Tate
Charlie Roe ... Bernard
Sam Parks ... Fred
Andrew Barclay ... D.C. Bolton

Lolita Chakrabarti ... Jo Bell
Roberta Taylor ... Dr. de Groot

Adrian Lester ... Danny Thomas
Michael Larkin ... Desk Sergeant
Vicky Ogden ... Landlady (as Vicki Ogden)
Ash Logan ... P.C.

Season 2, Episode 5: Only the Lonely: Part 1

21 March 1997
Helen Mathews is found strangled on the street. In the course of the investigation, the police learn that she was having an affair with Alan White, a flying instructor working for her husband Michael. From the evidence, it appears that she was about to leave her husband and move to Canada. The police uncover a similar case from several years earlier with a striking resemblance to this case and are convinced that the two must be connected. Friction again develops between Sam Ryan and the police when her forensic analysis demonstrates that the two cases have no connection whatsoever. Sam continues to fret over her decisions in her last case and her personal relationship with Peter Ross reaches a breaking point.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
George Beach ... DC Fawell
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
Caroline Hunnisett ... Helen Matthews
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway

Season 2, Episode 6: Only the Lonely: Part 2

22 March 1997
With a second murder on their hands, the police make an arrest in the case. Sam however uncovers some very peculiar bruising on both victims that provides the police with the evidence they need to identify the person responsible. Sam's life is put at risk however when the murderer threatens her. Wyn Ryan, who has been living with Sam since their mother's death, has found a job and is now looking to move on. Sam and Peter continue to struggle with their relationship but are determined to make a go of it.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
George Beach ... DC Fawell
Nicola Redmond ... DI Rachel Selway

Season 2, Episode 7: Friends Like These: Part 1

4 April 1997
When 75-year old Millicent Lockwood is found brutally beaten to death in a local park, the police immediately focus on a local who was seen arguing with her a short time earlier. The autopsy reveals little evidence but Sam Ryan once again refuses to make the evidence they do have fit the suspect, which leads to an inevitable clash with the police. She also sees two youths, Kelvin Price and Ben Quayle, act out part of the murder. The police however are pursuing other lines of inquiry and don't have the time, nor the inclination, to pursue Sam's theories. She then sets off on her own investigation.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Joe Absolom ... Kelvin Price
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Michael Attwell ... Josef Quayle
Joel Beckett ... Police Constable #2
Stewart Bevan ... Wyn's Man
Kevin Bishop ... Ben Quayle
Christopher Fairbank ... Chris Palmer
Mick Ford ... Detective Supt. Peter Ross
Gabrielle Hamilton ... Millicent Lockwood
Ricci Harnett ... Steve Abbott
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Tina Jones ... Tina Quayle
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Polly Moore ... D.C. Garwood
Jane Nash ... Rhonda Price
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Iain Robertson ... Lyndon

Season 2, Episode 8: Friends Like These: Part 2

5 April 1997
Convinced that Kelvin and Ben are the murderers, Sam Ryan pursues her own investigation. She is also concerned that one of the boys may do himself harm after a third boy, who was only peripherally involved, hangs himself. The police are concerned that her involvement may actually taint some of the evidence they have and an angry DCI Peter Ross informs her that he has filed a formal complaint with the Coroner and the Chief Constable over her conduct. This obviously affects their professional and personal relationship.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Joe Absolom ... Kelvin Price
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Michael Attwell ... Josef Quayle
Stewart Bevan ... Wyn's Man
Kevin Bishop ... Ben Quayle
Mick Ford ... Det. Supt. Peter Ross
Richard Huw ... D.S. Tony Speed
Tina Jones ... Tina Quayle
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan
Jane Nash ... Rhonda Price
Sam Parks ... Fred
Nicola Redmond ... D.I. Rachel Selway
Iain Robertson ... Lyndon

Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1: An Academic Exercise

19 March 1998
Sam is shaken when she has to look into the death of a very dear friend, Dr. Annabelle Evans, a Cambridge professor. She was found in her home, badly beaten in what appears to be a botched burglary attempt. The police immediately focus on the husband as the likely killer but Sam suspects that an altercation at a local restaurant during the May Ball, where a waiter spilled wine on Annabelle and was fired on the spot, may provide another suspect. Sam is also intrigued by the relationship some of her students may have had with Annabelle, particularly when she learns her friend may have had a lover. In her personal life, Sam has moved on. Her sister Wyn has relocated to Ireland and Peter Ross has also been transferred. She does however run into an old friend who also happens to be an acquaintance of her business partner Trevor.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Denyse Alexander
Anthony Bate
Jason Chester
Kevin Doyle

Emily Hamilton
Mark Letheren ... D.S. Rob Bradley
Andrew Scarborough
Katharine Schlesinger ... Dr. Annabelle Evans

Season 3, Episode 2: Fallen Idol

2 April 1998
Gemma Boyd, an attractive 17-yr old, is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Although the cause of death was a broken neck, there is little to indicate whether she fell or was pushed. She was found in a vacant house that her estate agent mother and step-father were selling. The autopsy reveals that Gemma had already had a child and was pregnant. The police think that Gemma's boyfriend is their man but when someone else is revealed as the father in the latest pregnancy, Sam thinks there is a far more complex set of relationships at play. Sam's sister Wyn visits from Ireland with big news: she is going to get married. Sam's relationship with James however takes an unfortunate turn and seems to come to an end.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
Nick Bagnall ... Lee Bennett
Sudha Bhuchar ... Jan Picton
Jesse Birdsall ... Paul Franklin
Marcelle Duprey ... Kate Franklin
Victoria Gay ... Gemma Boyd
Mark Letheren ... D.S. Rob Bradley

Lesley Manville ... Suzy Franklin
Ruth McCabe ... Wyn Ryan

Jimi Mistry ... D.C. Wright
Nick Reding ... D.I. Michael O'Connor
Poppy Rogers ... Dana Bennett
James Siberry ... Dr. James Reynolds

Season 3, Episode 3: Divided Loyalties

15 August 1998
Sam Ryan looks into the death of Maggie Collins who died of a heroin overdose. Sadly, her body wasn't discovered for several days and in that time, her infant daughter died of dehydration. Soon after Maggie's death Stephen Jackson, a small-time dealer and addict, is killed in an explosion in his home. The autopsy reveals that both of them died of overdoses from the same batch of heroin and Sam begins to doubt that their deaths were accidental. When another small-time dealer is killed, the police think they have either vigilantes or a turf war on their hands. What they have is something far more complex that involves one of their own.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Armstrong ... Trevor Stewart
Andrée Bernard ... Hoskins' Assistant
Simon Chandler ... Dr. Newman
Matthew Delamere ... DC Green (as Matthew Delamare)
Tim Faraday ... PC Davis
Alastair Galbraith ... Martin Greaves (as Alistair Galbraith)
David Kangas ... DC Whittle
Mark Letheren ... DS Rob Bradley
Daniel Moynihan ... Coroner
Richard Mylan ... Rollie Stewart
Sam Parks ... Fred
Nick Reding ... D.I. Michael O'Connor
Josette Simon ... DCI Jo Hoskins
Neil Stuke ... Andy Fox

Season 3, Episode 4: Brothers in Arms

23 April 1998
When Philip Nelson is killed in a farm accident, the pathologists conclude they have a straightforward case of man vs. machine and the machine won. Sam makes an error however and soon finds evidence that points to murder. The police suspect his handyman, all the more so when they discover he was having an affair with Nelson's wife. When the murders continue however, Sam uncovers evidence that connect at least some of the men to events in Northern Ireland when they served in the army together many years before. Sam is more than a little surprised when Charlie, an old friend, sounds her out about taking up a new Chair in Forensic Pathology at London University. DI Michael Connor and his wife take a stab at a reconciliation but he finds it difficult to forgive her infidelity and realizes he has feelings for Sam.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Armstrong ... Dr. Trevor Stewart
Elizabeth Berrington ... Jane Nelson
Maureen Blackwood ... Forensic Scientist
Alain Bourgouin ... Man #1
Stephen Churchett ... Charles
Ben Daniels ... Owen Johnson
Mark Letheren ... D.S. Rob Bradley
Lisa Martin ... Lizzie Nelson
Lloyd Martin ... Daniel Nelson
Kevin McGuire ... Man #2
Lesley McGuire ... Marie Kavanagh, aged 25

Linda McGuire ... Claire Willis
Phil McKee ... Ian Neal
Stuart McQuarrie ... Alastair Rogers
Martin O'Brien ... Billy Govern
Sam Parks ... Fred Dale
Nick Reding ... D.I. Michael Connor
Alec Sabin ... Newsreader
Georgina Torpey ... Marie Kavanagh, aged 13
Lesley Vickerage ... Helen Connor
Tony Red Richards ... Farmer (uncredited)

Season 4

Season 4, Episode 1: Gone Tomorrow

31 May 1999
Now installed in London as a Professor at the university, Sam Ryan is called to assist when a helicopter carrying 16 men crashes in the North Sea en route to a drilling platform. The pilot's body is recovered and the autopsy reveals he suffered a heart attack between the time he sent a distress signal and the time the helicopter crash. He had recently postponed his annual medical check-up but Sam suspects there is more to this than meets the eye. In completing the autopsies on the recovered bodies, it seems that the aircraft may have suffered a catastrophic failure.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Rod Arthur ... Air Traffic Controller
Angela Belton ... WPC
James Benson ... Pathologist #2
Paul Chapman ... Tony Newsome
Paul Copley ... Chris Tillson
John Flanagan ... Malcolm Kittrick
Meryl Hampton ... Margaret
Karen Henthorn ... Anne-Marie Williams
Melanie Hill ... Liz Davies
Howard Lee ... Matt Davies
Neil Percival ... Paul

Robert Pugh ... Leslie Peterson

Ian Ralph ... Security Policeman
Dale Rapley ... Alan Monroe
Louise Rea ... Joanne Welland
Matthew Scarlett ... Undertakers Assistant
Susanna Shelling ... Mrs. Monroe
Karl Glenn Stimpson ... Traffic Policeman
Nigel Terry ... Jim Thorn
Chris Walker ... Keith Connel
Peter Watts ... Pathologist #1

Season 4, Episode 2: A Kind of Justice

8 June 1999
Brian McNally is a one-time criminal with a major problem. The day after he is badly beaten by gangster Mike Georghiou, McNally finds Georghiou's strangled body at his business. He's convinced that Mike's brother Tony, also a gangster known for his violent streak, will come after him so he gets Sam Ryan to prove that he couldn't have been the killer. Sam does so but when McNally's body is found at the foot of a building, a supposed suicide, she feels she has somehow contributed to his death. What Sam doesn't realize is the is not only going up against organized crime but coppers who've acted as judge, jury and executioner.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan

Dennis Banks ... Cabbie
Mark Brignal ... Joe Skellern
Osmund Bullock ... Dr. Ivor Williams
David Cann ... Incident Commander
Nigel Cooke ... Dr. Podmore
Patrick Cremin ... D.I. Barry Adair
Tom Georgeson ... Brian McNally
Aden Gillett ... D.I. Stuart Lightfoot
Peter Jonfield ... Tony Georghiou
Mark Leadbetter ... Policeman
David Lyon ... Detective Superintendant Alfred Kempster
Isobel Middleton ... Helen McNally

Mark Montgomerie ... Nicky
Nicholas Palliser ... Dr. Jack Urwin
George Russo ... Danny
Victoria Scarborough ... D.S. Carole Cashman
Oliver Squires ... Liam Brock
Blondell Taylor ... Librarian

Bill Thomas ... Old Man
Lee Turnbull ... Todd
Vikki Turner ... Barmaid
Bruce White ... C.I.B. Officer
Kelly Wright ... Stevie

Season 4, Episode 3: A Good Body

15 June 1999
Sam Ryan is reunited with newly promoted DCI Michael Connor when they investigate a fire in a cinema. Sam manages to identify all but one of the 12 victims, body #10. As she gathers more information, including the use of a facial reconstruction, she comes to believe that body #10 is in fact someone who was supposed to have been killed years before and for which Chris Caldwell was convicted of murder. Sam becomes quite attracted to him and manages to get him set free, but when others are subsequently murdered, Connor doesn't believe Caldwell is quite as innocent as Sam believes.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Chris Barnes ... Projectionist
Victoria Byrne ... Whittle's Daughter
Saul Cambridge ... Fingerprint Officer
Lorenzo Camporese ... Detective Constable
Elspeth Charlton ... Angela Whittle
Christopher Colquhoun ... Andy Wright
Charlotte Cornwell ... Penelope Arnold
Laura Cox ... Paula Crewe
Martine Croxhall ... TV News Reporter
Jack Dee ... Chris Caldwell

Kerry Finlayson ... Patient
Sue Gifford ... Mrs. Donoghue (as Susan Gifford)
Sid Golder ... Pensioner (as Sydney Golder)
Cheryl Hall ... Sheryl Marsh
Michael Haughey ... Des Fisher
Josie Kidd ... Caldwell's Mother
Alec Linstead ... Dorian Cross
Taya McNeil ... Hospital Receptionist
Henry Miller ... Police Constable
Michael Parkhouse ... Forensic Dentist
Caroline Payne ... Hospital Librarian
Joanne Pearce ... Jill Newman
Nick Reding ... D.C.I. Michael Connor
Harold Saks ... F.O. Winch
Fenella Shepherd ... TV Producer
Sadie Shimmin ... Marie Vaughan
Paul Swinnerton ... Fireman
Stephen Tate ... Det. Superintendant
John Wheatley ... Keith Vaizey

Season 5

Season 5, Episode 1: The World Cruise

11 December 2000
When twin brothers Jake and Henry Davies are found dead in their home, the police initially suspect robbery as the elderly gentlemen were known to keep large sums of cash in the house. The autopsy reveals murder however and Sam determines that skin grafts both men have on their arms may have been a crude form of plastic surgery meant to cover tattoos of concentration camp numbers. Thinnking they are now dealing with a hate crime, the police focus on Carl Martin, a known race-hater. What they have however is a case of someone seeking revenge for the atrocities committed long ago.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Naomi Allisstone ... Jan Martin
Robert Arden ... Alex Wein
Miranda Bell ... 2nd Neighbour
Joseph Bennett ... Carl Martin
Suzanne Bertish ... Eva Horowitz
Ace Bhatti ... DCI Ranjeet Naval (as Ahsen Bhatti)
David Blair ... Jonathan Rudd
Louise Blake ... Nicola James
Steph Bramwell ... Doctor's Receptionist
Jane Cunliffe ... Carol
Michael Elwyn ... Peter Lake
Daniel Kobby Erskine ... Neighobour (as Daniel Erskine Nartay)
Joanne Good ... TV Reporter
Cheryl Hall ... Sheryl Marsh
Mark Homer ... DS Cliff Armstrong
Stanley Kaye ... Jake Davies

Theo Landey ... Toby
Beresford Le Roy ... Mortuary Technician (as Beresford Leroy)
Anna Lorimer ... Emma
Neil Maskell ... Gary Lomax
Adam Maxwell ... Radio Reporter
Gillian McCutcheon ... Magistrate
Eleanor Moriarty ... Karen
Bill Raymond ... Henry Davies
Andrew Sachs ... Josef Horowitz
Kish Sharma ... Solicitor
David Simeon ... Priestley
Ewan Stewart ... DS Chris Moorhouse
Cleo Sylvestre ... 1st Neighbour
Trevor Thomas ... Bill
James Thornton ... Douglas
Richard Todd ... Professor Newman

Season 5, Episode 2: Two Below Zero

12 February 2001
When the naked body of a young woman is found in the snow at a Norwegian ski resort, Sam Ryan is asked to represent the Townsend family whose daughter Ruth disappeared there several weeks before. The autopsy however reveals that it is in fact the body of Louise Hutton who had vanished there some 15 years previously. When Ruth's body is subsequently found, it appears both girls were strangled in a similar fashion. The police focus their enquiries on Ruth's boyfriend and on Henry Hutton, Louise's uncle while Sam seeks the advice of a university colleague and tries to draw a profile of the serial killer.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Stephen Moore ... Major Tony Hutton
Mel Martin ... Virginia Hutton

Anthony Head ... Henry Hutton
Gemma Allan ... Louise Hutton
Sean Chapman ... DCI Ian Norton
Jonathan Bruun ... DS Fletcher (as Jonathan Brüün)
Chris Humphreys ... Jan Strom
Bjørn Floberg ... Lensmann Nils Hansen
Marian McLoughlin ... Mary Townsend
David Hounslow ... Rev. Townsend
Pippa Pinchin ... Ruth Townsend
Angela Bruce ... Alice Michaels
Richard Graham ... Stephen Merchant
Miles Harvey ... John Taylor
James Simmons ... Peter Bard
Victoria Kent ... Vicky Amberly
Candace Hallinan ... Julie Jones

Calum MacPherson ... Bob Jones

Jonathan Linsley ... Barman
Eugene Walker ... PC Collier
Arve Norjordet ... Per
Kjetil Bergheim ... Jonny
Ragny Bakken ... Erika

Season 5, Episode 3: Faith

16 March 2001
Sam Ryan is under great stress when she learns that she may have a tumor. As a result, she starts to question her judgment when she misses a possible explanation in determining the time of death in the case of Lloyd Dupen's wife, an apparent suicide. She's not convinced however that everything is above board and agrees to undertake a second autopsy at the request of the dead woman's mother. She's also asked by Bishop Craig to perform an autopsy on the remains of Sister Constance, a beatified nun who died forty years ago and is under consideration for canonization. The results of the autopsy will have an impact on the religious order as well as many of those in the community who see the commercial advantages of having a local saint.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
Emma Addinall ... TV Journalist
Carolyn Allen ... WPC Pauline Caine (as Carolyn Wade Allen)
Adam Allfrey ... Alex Harper
Jessica Andrews ... Teresa
Ian Aspinall ... Martin Crowe
Adam Astill ... TV Reporter

Tony Bluto ... Rutman
Benedick Blythe ... Niall Ramsey
David Cardy ... Tony Marks
John Castle ... Bishop Craig
Kim Fenton ... Huw Langridge
Virginia Fiol ... Cleaner
Kathryn Hunter ... Geraldine Catterson

Philip Jackson ... DI Mike Toner
Matthew Marsh ... Lloyd Dupen
Sean Murray ... Matt Dwyer
David Quilter ... Norman Lewis
Aled Roberts ... Gavin Mulcahy
Prunella Scales ... Anne Parker
Karen Seacombe ... Nurse
Cameron Stewart ... Owen Leonard
Peter Waddington ... John Pinter
Tim Woodward ... Howard Considine

Season 6

Season 6, Episode 1: The Fall Out: Part 1

28 September 2002
Sam Ryan assists the police in the investigation of a multi-vehicle collision that results in the death of 11 people. She is joined by two new colleagues: Dr. Leo Dalton, an experienced pathologist from Sheffield and Dr. Harry Cunningham. As they try to determine the causes of the accident, they find a severed arm that does not belong to any of the victims. They also have to deal with DCI Carol Deacon whose role in the investigation is not quite clear to them. Sam and Leo have somewhat different approaches to their job, particularly in how they deal with the police. Harry performs his first autopsy on a child.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Luing Andrews ... Ash Williams

Ivana Basic ... Nikolla's Friend
Gemma Catlin ... Rachel Lambert
Peter-Hugo Daly ... John Brent
Chris Donnelly ... DC Martin Wakely
Shaun Dooley ... Paul Preston
Lynn Farleigh ... Ann Cunningham

Christopher Fulford ... Nick Connors
Lisa Gibbons ... Emma Charlston
Layla Gillespie ... Tara Stone
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary Mason
Charlotte Hudson ... News Reporter
Elloise Jones ... Holly Preston
Paterson Joseph ... Sergeant Terry Harding
Barnaby Kay ... DS Clive Johnson
Philip Langhorne ... Mick Stevens (as Phillip Langhorne)
Sam Loggin ... Laura Stevens
Celia Meiras ... Nikolla Shala
Frank Pruti ... Mehmet's Friend
Jimmy Roussounis ... Mehmet Zequiri

John Sheahan ... PC Sean Taylor
Simon Sherlock ... Richard Barrett
Katherine Tozer ... Dr. Jenny Logan

Julianne White ... Karen Connors
Lia Williams ... DCI Carol Deacon

Season 6, Episode 2: The Fall Out: Part 2

29 October 2002
The mystery of the severed arm is partly solved when the police discover a body floating in the river with a missing arm. The pathologists continue their investigation with little help from the police and DCI Deacon in particular. When she reveals to Tom that two of the men in the accident were undercover policemen, he realizes that Sam was correct and that he is being manipulated. The police refuse to tell them what is going on and Sam's interference has serious consequences. Harry continues to try and find a balance between detachment and compassion as one of the survivors of the crash seeks his assistance.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Luing Andrews ... Ash Williams

Ivana Basic ... Nikolla's Friend
Peter-Hugo Daly ... John Brent
Chris Donnelly ... DC Martin Wakely
Shaun Dooley ... Paul Preston
Lynn Farleigh ... Ann Cunningham

Christopher Fulford ... Nick Connors
Layla Gillespie ... Tara Stone
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary Mason
Charlotte Hudson ... News Reporter
Paterson Joseph ... Sergeant Terry Harding
Barnaby Kay ... DS Clive Johnson
Philip Langhorne ... Mick Stevens (as Phillip Langhorne)
Celia Meiras ... Nikolla Shala
Frank Pruti ... Mehmet's Friend
Jimmy Roussounis ... Mehmet Zequiri
Simon Sherlock ... Richard Barrett

Julianne White ... Karen Connors

Season 6, Episode 3: Kith and Kill: Part 1

5 October 2002
The police investigate an apparent break-in that results in the death of Derek Irons, his wife and youngest daughter. Two older children survived the attack but one is in serious condition and in a coma. Irons was a ruthless businessman who targeted his rivals' customers resulting in regular confrontations. Irons was stabbed but his wife and daughter were shot. Sam is reunited with an old friend from Northern Ireland, Det. Supt. Tony Ashton who is the senior investigative officer on the case. Harry assists the police with the death of an old woman who is believed to have fallen down a staircase. His post-mortem reveals evidence that is not consistent with a fall.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Adam Bareham ... Derek Irons
Neal Barry ... Journalist

Tracy Brabin ... Nina Palmer
Eddie Brindle ... Garry Eaton

Ben Crompton ... Jamie Irons
Tim Delap ... Young PC
Megan De Wolf ... Arlene Irons #2
Rosy De Wolf ... Arlene Irons #1
Hugh Dickson ... Mr. Townley
Roger Ennals ... Mortuary Technician
Jillianne Foot ... Vanessa Irons (as Jilli Foot)

Aaron Foster ... Paul Eaton
Jon Foster ... PC Nigel Sands
Nitin Ganatra ... DI Roy Pereira

Stuart Graham ... DS Tony Ashton
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary Mason
Joseph Long ... Andy Lucas

Anna Mountford ... WPC Jean Garwood
Cathy Murphy ... Alison Veness
Amber Noble ... Lisa Irons

Joy Richardson ... Nurse Jackson
Catherine Russell ... D.I. Rhodes
Heather Tobias ... Ginette Lucas
Russell Tovey ... Josh Palmer
Richard Vanstone ... Mike Taverner
Kell Ward ... Darren Hopkins

Season 6, Episode 4: Kith and Kill: Part 2

6 October 2002
The police continue their investigation into the deaths of several members of the Irons family but based on the forensic evidence, they now believe he may have been killed elsewhere and then transported to his home. When one of Irons' two surviving children is killed, they look to his circle of friends and family for a possible motive. Thanks to Harry's information, the police investigate further into the death of an elderly woman who supposedly fell down the stairs in her home. Supt. Tony Ashton clearly wants to renew his friendship with Sam but she isn't so sure. Leo's home life is in turmoil and it's been affecting his work.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Adam Bareham ... Derek Irons

Tracy Brabin ... Nina Palmer
Eddie Brindle ... Garry Eaton

Ben Crompton ... Jamie Irons
Megan De Wolf ... Arlene Irons #2
Rosy De Wolf ... Arlene Irons #1
Hugh Dickson ... Mr. Townley
Jillianne Foot ... Vanessa Irons (as Jilli Foot)

Aaron Foster ... Paul Eaton
Jon Foster ... PC Nigel Sands
Nitin Ganatra ... DI Roy Pereira

Stuart Graham ... DS Tony Ashton
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary Mason
Joseph Long ... Andy Lucas

Anna Mountford ... WPC Jean Garwood
Cathy Murphy ... Alison Veness
Amber Noble ... Lisa Irons

Joy Richardson ... Nurse Jackson
Catherine Russell ... D.I. Rhodes
Heather Tobias ... Ginette Lucas
Russell Tovey ... Josh Palmer
Richard Vanstone ... Mike Taverner
Kell Ward ... Darren Hopkins

Season 6, Episode 5: Tell No Tales: Part 1

19 October 2002
When a decomposed body is found hidden in the wall of an old factory building, Sam Ryan concludes he was murdered. He is eventually identified by his ex-girlfriend Selina Thomson as Marcus Saul, who had simply disappeared one day some seven years earlier. There has also been a break-in on campus and drugs have been stolen. The Dean asks Leo Dalton to speak to some of the students on the issue, but he's not quite sure what he can do.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Nicholas Asbury ... Armed Officer #1
Andrew Bone ... Forensic Scientist
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Warren Reid
Stephen D'Arcy ... Gavin O'Leary
Ron Donachie ... DCI Luke Telford
Dorothy Duffy ... Emma King
Kiel Ewen ... Marc Thompson
Sally Faulkner ... Mary Jones
Bernard Gallagher ... Joe Cooke
Terence Harvey ... The Dean
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary

Mary Healey ... Betty Cooke
Carmel Howard ... Armed Officer #2
Neil Jackson ... Marcus Saul
Grant Jones ... Dave Howell
Nancy Lodder ... Nathalie Morgan
Steven O'Donnell ... Tosh Ridely (as Steve O'Donnell)
William Oliver ... Mortuary Technician
Michael Pennington ... Dennis Morgan

Olivia Poulet ... Alice Gregg
Sara Powell ... DS Esther Linden
Dominic Rowan ... Peter Edgely
David Schaal ... Truck Driver
Maggie Lloyd Williams ... Selina Thompson (as Maggie Lloyd-Williams)
Jake Wood ... Karl Benson

Season 6, Episode 6: Tell No Tales: Part 2

20 October 2002
With the death of a student from a drug overdose, the university must face the wrath of the girl's father, a major benefactor. The autopsy reveals that not only had she taken drugs but also that she had sexual relations with three different men in the previous 48 hours. Although the police have a suspect in the murder of Marcus Saul, new information suggests that the identity of the killer may lie in a completely different direction.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Warren Reid
Stephen D'Arcy ... Gavin O'Leary
Ron Donachie ... DCI Luke Telford

Alex Dower ... DC Jones
Dorothy Duffy ... Emma King
Kiel Ewen ... Marc Thompson
Sally Faulkner ... Mary Jones
Bernard Gallagher ... Joe Cooke
Terence Harvey ... The Dean
Jane Hazlegrove ... Rosemary

Mary Healey ... Betty Cooke
Neil Jackson ... Marcus Saul
Nancy Lodder ... Nathalie Morgan
Steven O'Donnell ... Tosh Ridely
William Oliver ... Mortuary Technician
Michael Pennington ... Dennis Morgan

Olivia Poulet ... Alice Gregg
Sara Powell ... DS Esther Linden
Dominic Rowan ... Peter Edgely
Maggie Lloyd Williams ... Selina Thompson (as Maggie Lloyd-Williams)

Season 6, Episode 7: Closed Ranks: Part 1

26 October 2002
The police may have a serial killer on their hands when they locate a second body in a site where the first victim was found several months before. The body was trussed up in the same way and had an identical burn mark on his back. There is no apparent link between the first victim, student Michael Haughty, and the second Jason Villers, a probationer at the police college. While the police find evidence that may solve the Haughty case, they have nothing on the Villers murder. In a separate case, Harry is approached by the wife of an old university friend who asks him to perform a post-mortem on her husband who died in a fall. Harry finds that his old friend was injecting himself regularly. Leo's family is visiting for a few days but he's constantly being called into work.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Nicholas Audsley ... Alex Dyer
Kellie Bright ... DC Mona Westlake
Rebecca Clarke ... Gabby Langton
Terence Corrigan ... PC Neil Day
Lucinda Dryzek ... Cassie Dalton
Roger Ennals ... Kris Sherlock
Andrew Falvey ... PC Tim Bushell
Esther Hall ... Steph Pinson
Tim Healy ... DS Philip Carter
Clare Holman ... Theresa Dalton (as Claire Holman)

Paul Kynman ... DI Frank McArdle
Richard Leaf ... Professor Henry Milton
Bob Mason ... Thomas Baldwin
Nick Miles ... Sgt. Ron Allan

Michael Nardone ... PC Shaun Nicholson

Chiké Okonkwo ... PC Ben Manning (as Chike Okonkwo)
Jack Perse ... Martin Stone
Jack Shepherd ... Richard Dyer

Season 6, Episode 8: Closed Ranks: Part 2

27 October 2002
When a second police probationer dies at the police college, Sam concludes that they may be dealing with a copycat murder rather than a serial killer. The investigating officer thinks that a fellow probationer may have been responsible for the original murder but the college's commandant, whose son is a student there and soon to be a police constable, would like the reputation of the college protected and the whole thing swept under the carpet. Harry learns that his late friend's wife was prescribing the drugs he was taking and is not quite sure what to do with the information. Leo's relationship with his wife and daughter is stretched thin when he spends most of his time at work and they are left on their own.
Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Nicholas Audsley ... Alex Dyer
Kellie Bright ... DC Mona Westlake
Rebecca Clarke ... Gabby Langton
Terence Corrigan ... PC Neil Day
Lucinda Dryzek ... Cassie Dalton
Andrew Falvey ... PC Tim Bushell
Esther Hall ... Steph Pinson
Clare Holman ... Theresa Dalton (as Claire Holman)

Paul Kynman ... DI Frank McArdle
Nick Miles ... Sgt. Ron Allan

Michael Nardone ... PC Shaun Nicholson

Chiké Okonkwo ... PC Ben Manning (as Chike Okonkwo)
Jack Shepherd ... Richard Dyer

Season 7

Season 7, Episode 1: Answering Fire: Part 1

11 October 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
David Anders ... Mottram
Janet Behan ... Nurse Cafferty

Matthew Bose ... Mohamed Khan (as Mathew Bose)
Robert Cavanah ... Colin Burwood
Elaine Collins ... Janine Burwood
Anita Louise Combe ... Daily Mail Reporter
Leena Dhingra ... Shaheen Khan (as Leena Dinghra)
Deborah Findlay ... Mary Carter
Serena Gordon ... Sally Bowman
Amina Hassam ... The Guardian Reporter
Hugh Hayes ... Associated Press Reporter
Phillip Joseph ... DCI Gallacher
Jo Joyner ... Cathy Mottram
Anne Karam ... Ayesha Khan
David Keyes ... Andrew Thomson
Jacob Krichefski ... News of the World Reporter
Dave Lynn ... Lily White / Barry Elkins
David Mallinson ... Bob Bowman
Stuart McGugan ... George Franks
Harry Miller ... Porter with teddy bears
Ben Nathan ... Mortuary Technician

Liam Noble ... Policeman
John Nolan ... Mr. O'Gara
Susie Porter ... Maxine Croft
David Quilter ... Coroner
Clive Russell ... DCS Tom Leith
Emma Sackville ... Flora Bowman
Samuel Sackville ... Benj Bowman
Roshan Seth ... Afzal Khan
Shaughan Seymour ... Patrick Simcox
James Smith ... Stuart Clovelly
Mark Webb ... Doctor

Season 7, Episode 2: Answering Fire: Part 2

12 October 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Matthew Bose ... Mohamed Khan (as Mathew Bose)
Robert Cavanah ... Colin Burwood
Anita Louise Combe ... Daily Mail Reporter
Leena Dhingra ... Shaheen Khan (as Leena Dinghra)
Deborah Findlay ... Mary Carter
Serena Gordon ... Sally Bowman
Phillip Joseph ... DCI Gallacher
Anne Karam ... Ayesha Khan
David Keyes ... Andrew Thomson
Dave Lynn ... Lily White / Barry Elkins
David Mallinson ... Bob Bowman
Susie Porter ... Maxine Croft
David Quilter ... Coroner
Clive Russell ... DCS Tom Leith
Roshan Seth ... Afzal Khan
Shaughan Seymour ... Patrick Simcox
James Smith ... Stuart Clovelly

Season 7, Episode 3: Fatal Error: Part 1

18 October 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Annabelle Apsion ... Jayne Rooke
Claire Askham ... Josie Grey
Michael Bertenshaw ... Peter Whitaker QC
Eva Birthistle ... Lauren Hathaway
Mark Frost ... DS Paul Baxter

Dorian Healy ... Dept Supt Colin Foster
Christopher Hunter ... The Dean

Ashley Jensen ... DI Becky Metcalf
Shelley King ... Suchvinder Juttla
Martin Lawton ... Judge Geoffrey Lloyd
Judy Loe ... Nina Taylor QC
Cal Macaninch ... Michael Patterson

Nick Malinowski ... Dan Ricketts
Alex McSweeney ... DS Rufus Smith

Christopher Mellows ... Paul Bearman
Tracey Murphy ... Gemma Stevens
Graham Padden ... Bride's Father
Edward Petherbridge ... Professor Lewis Freeman

Tim Plester ... Bruce Owen
Hugh Sachs ... Usher

Season 7, Episode 4: Fatal Error: Part 2

18 October 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Sue Aldrich ... WPC Denise Guthrie
Annabelle Apsion ... Jayne Rooke
Claire Askham ... Josie Grey
Michael Bertenshaw ... Peter Whitaker QC
Eva Birthistle ... Lauren Hathaway

Dorian Healy ... Dept Supt Colin Foster
Christopher Hunter ... The Dean

Ashley Jensen ... DI Becky Metcalf
Shelley King ... Suchvinder Juttla
Martin Lawton ... Judge Geoffrey Lloyd
Judy Loe ... Nina Taylor QC
Cal Macaninch ... Michael Patterson

Nick Malinowski ... Dan Ricketts
Alex McSweeney ... DS Rufus Smith

Christopher Mellows ... Paul Bearman
Tracey Murphy ... Gemma Stevens
Edward Petherbridge ... Professor Lewis Freeman

Tim Plester ... Bruce Owen

Season 7, Episode 5: Running on Empty: Part 1

25 October 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Jude Akuwidike ... Malcolm Linden
Ben Bennett ... Manager
Brian Bovell ... Derek Johns
John Bowe ... Det. Supt. Charlie Nicholson
Jana Carpenter ... Alice Delaney
Doña Croll ... Diane Johns
Laura Crossley ... WPC Lisa Skinner
Emily Dormer ... SOCO
Don Gilet ... Carlton Johns
Jaye Griffiths ... DI Jayne Hurst
Sally Gunnell ... Reporter at Stadium
Katherine Kelly ... Tina Allen
Dominic Rickhards ... Philip Delaney
Peter Shea ... DS Vedder
Sara Stephens ... Mary Goodwin

Season 7, Episode 6: Running on Empty: Part 2

1 November 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Jude Akuwidike ... Malcolm Linden
Ben Bennett ... Manager
Brian Bovell ... Derek Johns
John Bowe ... Det. Supt. Charlie Nicholson
Paris Cattermole ... Little Girl on Roof
Doña Croll ... Diane Johns
Laura Crossley ... WPC Lisa Skinner
Don Gilet ... Carlton Johns
Jaye Griffiths ... DI Jayne Hurst
Katherine Kelly ... Tina Allen

Sarah Paul ... Kimberley Johns
Dominic Rickhards ... Philip Delaney
Sara Stephens ... Mary Goodwin
Bernadette Jane Vanderkar ... Vicky Goodwin (as Bernadette Vanderkarr)

Season 7, Episode 7: Beyond Guilt: Part 1

1 November 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Jayne Ashbourne ... Lisa Roberts
Daniel Casey ... Donald Gibbs
Paul Copley ... Laurence Parkin
David Cronnelly ... Brian Morris
Sorcha Cusack ... Denise Morris
Charlotte Graham ... Katie Anderson
Tom Harper ... Alan Morris
Joy Harrison ... Sandra
James Hillier ... Jeremy Adams
Peter Howell ... President of the Fellowship
James Laurenson ... Professor Peter Sachs
Jane Lowe ... Enid Parkin
Tony Lucken ... Craig Proctor
Hilton McRae ... Supt Colin Osbourne
Philip Middlemiss ... DI Philip Lloyd

Tim Plester ... Bruce Owen
Darren Tighe ... Tom Anderson
Stephen Walters ... Neville Anderson

James Weber-Brown ... Davidson

Season 7, Episode 8: Beyond Guilt: Part 2

2 November 2003

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Season 8

Season 8, Episode 1: A Time to Heal: Part 1

5 September 2004

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Brid Arnstein ... Sam Ryan Aged 13 / 14
Madaleine Bassett ... Sam Ryan Aged 9
Adam Best ... Young David Kelman
Kelman Adam Best ... Young David
Anne Bird ... Nurse
Martin Carroll ... Records Officer

Seamus Casey ... TV Host
Kathy Kiera Clarke ... Jenifer Gaghan
Ruairi Conaghan ... Reporter #2
Mark Folan Deasy ... Paramilitary
Paul Dinnen ... Young Bob Gaghan
Patrick Drury ... Bob Gaghan
Annie Farr ... Doctor
Brendan Fleming ... Ambush Guy
Paul Gilmore ... William Ryan
Rita Hamill ... Reporter #1
Ian Kelly ... Carl Greenwood
Niamh Lineham ... Martine Kelman (as Niamh Linehan)
Stella Madden ... Katy Quinn
Marianne March ... Valerie Nevin
Des McAleer ... George Nevin
Ciarán McMenamin ... Joe Galvin (as Ciaran McMenamin)
Bryan Murray ... David Kelman
Yvonne O'Grady ... Vivian Steen
Daragh O'Malley ... Walter Shanley
Britta Smith ... Cath Shanley

Season 8, Episode 2: A Time to Heal: Part 2

6 September 2004

Amanda Burton ... Sam Ryan
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Brid Arnstein ... Sam Ryan Aged 13 / 14
Madaleine Bassett ... Sam Ryan Aged 9
Anne Bird ... Nurse
Martin Carroll ... Records Officer
Kathy Kiera Clarke ... Jenifer Gaghan
Annie Farr ... Doctor
Stella Madden ... Katy Quinn
Marianne March ... Valerie Nevin
Des McAleer ... George Nevin
Ciarán McMenamin ... Joe Galvin (as Ciaran McMenamin)
Yvonne O'Grady ... Vivian Steen
Daragh O'Malley ... Walter Shanley
Britta Smith ... Cath Shanley

Season 8, Episode 3: Death by Water: Part 1

12 September 2004

William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Philip Bird ... DCI Jim Tennant
Amymay Bowes ... Nurse
Rebecca Bridges ... Lanny Forbes
Kate Fleetwood ... Sienna Ricci
Sam Friend ... Pat
Emma Handy ... DS Gwenda Newton
David Harewood ... Angus Stuart
Billy Hill ... Paul Williams
Alex Hughes ... Teacher
Anton Lesser ... Marcus Gwilym
Phyllis Logan ... Helen Wharton
Graham O'Mara ... Man on Slab
Ian Peck ... Daryl Butler

Natalie Press ... Nicola Butler
Peter Wight ... Lucas Garner
Tom Wu ... Dr. Yip
Ozzie Yue ... Micky Choo

Season 8, Episode 4: Death by Water: Part 2

13 September 2004

William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham
Philip Bird ... DCI Jim Tennant
Rebecca Bridges ... Lanny Forbes
Kate Fleetwood ... Sienna Ricci
Emma Handy ... DS Gwenda Newton
David Harewood ... Angus Stuart
Alex Hughes ... Teacher
Anton Lesser ... Marcus Gwilym
Phyllis Logan ... Helen Wharton
Ian Peck ... Daryl Butler

Natalie Press ... Nicola Butler
Peter Wight ... Lucas Garner
Tom Wu ... Dr. Yip
Ozzie Yue ... Micky Choo

Season 8, Episode 5: Nowhere Fast: Part 1

19 September 2004

William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Joe Duttine ... DCI Chris Hollander
Julia Ford ... Louise Dryden
Anastasia Hille ... Kate Slattery
Ramon Tikaram ... Rakesh Bhandari
James Wilby ... Matt Gibb
Cheryl Alleyne ... WPC
Ken Bradshaw ... DS Gaskell
Vincent Carmichael ... George
Rod Culbertson ... Pat Gerson
Alistair Findlay ... News Anchor
Richard Harrington ... Stephen Barnes
Michelle Hartley ... Nose Job Patient
Charlotte Hudson ... Hallam Reporter
Adam Jessop ... Kes Slattery
Sylvestra Le Touzel ... Amanda Birley
Amelia Lowdell ... Jan Barnes
Harry Miller ... Porter
Michael Glenn Murphy ... Mick Parnaby
Royce Ullah ... P.C.
Paul Venables ... Gary Chettle
John Warnaby ... Hugo Slattery
James Webber ... Reporter

Season 8, Episode 6: Nowhere Fast: Part 2

20 September 2004

William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Joe Duttine ... DCI Chris Hollander
Julia Ford ... Louise Dryden
Anastasia Hille ... Kate Slattery
Ramon Tikaram ... Rakesh Bhandari
James Wilby ... Matt Gibb
Cheryl Alleyne ... WPC
Vincent Carmichael ... George
Alistair Findlay ... News Anchor
Richard Harrington ... Stephen Barnes
Charlotte Hudson ... Hallam Reporter
Adam Jessop ... Kes Slattery
Sylvestra Le Touzel ... Amanda Birley
Amelia Lowdell ... Jan Barnes
Royce Ullah ... P.C.
Paul Venables ... Gary Chettle
John Warnaby ... Hugo Slattery

Season 8, Episode 7: Body 21: Part 1

25 September 2004
The team investigates the derailment of a train caused by someone leaving Maj. Mark Wiltshire's Land Rover on the tracks. The army is suspected but Wiltshire was in the officers mess at the time. The team have yet to identify the 21st victim, or determine if that person was on the train or in the car. Working with a survivor's group, they try to re-create where everyone was seated just prior to the crash occurring. When of the survivors commits suicide, the crash claims its 22nd victim.
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander

Kieran Bew ... Stephen Wiltshire
Kate Bickford ... Woman

Tony Bluto ... Delivery Man
Stephen Boxer ... Major Mark Wiltshire

Cordelia Bugeja ... Doctor Bennett

Robyn Cooper ... Alice Christie
Emma Cunniffe ... Rosa Christie
Amita Dhiri ... Diana Baker
Talisa Garcia ... Suzi Bradley
Nicholas Hewetson ... Peter (as Nicholas Heweston)
Dave Hill ... Mr. Hall
Paul Hilton ... William Gould
Sebastian Hurst-Palmer ... Luke Christie
Patricia Kerrigan ... Katie Wiltshire

Eddie Marsan ... Derek Poutney
Jay Martin ... Private Vickery
Sean Murray ... Joe Moss

Benjamin Northover ... Michael Otty
Shaun Parkes ... DI Freeman
Simran Sandhu ... Sarah Baker

Colin Tierney ... Thomas Christie

Danny Webb ... Sergeant Paul Bradley
Michael Webber ... Maurice Garton
Clare Wilkie ... Emille
Jane Wood ... Mrs. Hall

Season 8, Episode 8: Body 21: Part 2

26 September 2004
The investigation continues and one of the survivors remembers a vital piece of information. It becomes evident that the identification of body 21 may also lead to the cause of the crash. In the end, the solution rests on discovering a an unknown romantic affair and marital betrayal.
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander

Kieran Bew ... Stephen Wiltshire
Kate Bickford ... Woman
Stephen Boxer ... Major Mark Wiltshire

Robyn Cooper ... Alice Christie
Emma Cunniffe ... Rosa Christie
Amita Dhiri ... Diana Baker
Talisa Garcia ... Suzi Bradley
Nicholas Hewetson ... Peter (as Nicholas Heweston)
Dave Hill ... Mr. Hall
Paul Hilton ... William Gould
Patricia Kerrigan ... Katie Wiltshire

Eddie Marsan ... Derek Poutney
Jay Martin ... Private Vickery
Sean Murray ... Joe Moss
Shaun Parkes ... DI Freeman
Simran Sandhu ... Sarah Baker

Colin Tierney ... Thomas Christie

Danny Webb ... Sergeant Paul Bradley
Michael Webber ... Maurice Garton
Clare Wilkie ... Emille
Jane Wood ... Mrs. Hall

Season 9

Season 9, Episode 1: Ghosts: Part 1

25 July 2005
The team is shocked when Leo Dalton's wife and daughter are killed when a fancy sports car careens out of control and smashes into a café. The police are puzzled by the cause of the crash but believe the driver may have been involved in a identity theft ring when they find several several passports and ID cards in the vehicle. Meanwhile, Nikki must perform urgent autopsies on two bodies found floating in the river. When she finds fingerprint evidence linking one of the bodies to the car accident, it becomes apparent that the two cases are linked and the police may have been less than forthcoming about their investigation.
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Ken Anderson ... SOCO Lowe
Edward Clayton ... Trevor Orton
Linzie Cooper ... Cassie Dalton
Jack Deam ... Carl Dawson
Noma Dumezweni ... DS Erin Jacobs
Liam Garrigan ... Nathan Archer

Nicholas Gleaves ... D.S.I. Phil Elliott
Elaine Glover ... Kelly Harlton
Maria Gough ... Teresa Dalton
Stewart Howson ... Funeral Director
Samantha Kelly ... Beccy Bannon
Tom Lawrence ... Owen Gilmore
Charlotte Leach ... Rachel Wise (as Charlotte Peach)
Jacquetta May ... DCI Alison Page
Gerrard McArthur ... Derek

Simon Meacock ... Kevin Armstrong / Peter Wilson
Chris Polick ... Patrick Moss
Zoe Ann Stevens ... Barmaid

Bethany Turner ... Amber Young
Gillian Waugh ... Cheryl Bannon
Cressida Whyte ... Bonnie Wright

Season 9, Episode 2: Ghosts: Part 2

26 July 2005
Unsatisfied with the progress of the case, Leo Dalton takes matters into his own hands trying to get in contact with an identity theft ring. The information he gathers assists the police and they work together. The death of one of the gang members, and a vital clue, lead police to identify the their leader, but in the end, the solution brings little solace to Leo.
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Ken Anderson ... SOCO Lowe
Edward Clayton ... Trevor Orton
Linzie Cooper ... Cassie Dalton
Jack Deam ... Carl Dawson
Noma Dumezweni ... DS Erin Jacobs
Liam Garrigan ... Nathan Archer

Nicholas Gleaves ... D.S.I. Phil Elliott
Maria Gough ... Teresa Dalton
Stewart Howson ... Funeral Director
Samantha Kelly ... Beccy Bannon
Tom Lawrence ... Owen Gilmore
Charlotte Leach ... Rachel Wise (as Charlotte Peach)
Jacquetta May ... DCI Alison Page
Gerrard McArthur ... Derek

Simon Meacock ... Kevin Armstrong / Peter Wilson
Chris Polick ... Patrick Moss
Zoe Ann Stevens ... Barmaid

Bethany Turner ... Amber Young
Gillian Waugh ... Cheryl Bannon
Cressida Whyte ... Bonnie Wright

Season 9, Episode 3: Choices: Part 1

1 August 2005
The team investigates deaths and injuries resulting from a drive by shooting outside a club. The forensics team determines that the bullets were home-made and it would appear that someone in the crowd returned fire. The police want to solve this quickly before it escalates into a gang war. Curiously, the bullets fired by both sides were made using the same equipment. Nikki attempts to determine the cause of death for a badly decomposed body found in a crack house.Leo continues to have difficulties dealing with the recent death of his wife and daughter.
William Gaminara ... Leo Dalton
Tom Ward ... Dr. Harry Cunningham

Emilia Fox ... Nikki Alexander
Freema Agyeman ... Mary Ogden
Perry Allen ... Wayne Devlin

Nikki Amuka-Bird ... Simone Campbell
James Bellamy ... Peter
Ian Blower ... Mr. Brook
Andrew Brooke ... Terry Bannard
Stacey Butler ... Lisa Groves

Marc Danbury ... Surgeon