The Field of Blood: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger.

Series details

• Title: The Field of Blood
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2011-08-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-08-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 1439

Cast and credited roles

• Ford Kiernan — George McVie
• Jayd Johnson — Paddy Meehan
• David Morrissey — Murray Devlin
• Katherine Kelly — Maloney
• Peter Capaldi — Dr. Pete
• Jonas Armstrong — Terry Hewitt

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-08-29; final listed air date 2011-09-05; episode order: 2.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-08-08; final listed air date 2013-08-09; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Field of Blood on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.