Wire in the Blood: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wire in the Blood is a British crime drama television series. The series is based on characters created by Val McDermid, including a university clinical psychologist, Dr Anthony "Tony" Valentine Hill (played by Robson Green), who is able to tap into his own dark side to get inside the heads of serial killers. Working with detectives, Hill takes on tough and seemingly impenetrable cases in an attempt to track down the killers before they strike again.

Series details

• Title: Wire in the Blood
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2002-11-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1339

Cast and credited roles

• Robson Green — Dr. Tony Hill
• Simone Lahbib — DI Alex Fielding
• Emma Handy — DC Paula McIntyre
• Mark Letheren — Detective Sergeant Kevin Geoffries
• Mark Penfold — Dr Ashley Vernon
• Peter Sullivan — ACC Paul Eden
• Hermione Norris — Detective Inspector Carol Jordan
• Alan Stocks — Detective Superintendent Don Merrick
• Doreene Blackstock — Detective Constable Annie Reiss
• Philip Whitchurch — Superintendent Tom Cross
• Tom Chadbon — Assistant Chief Constable John Brandon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-11-14; final listed air date 2002-12-19.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-01-19; final listed air date 2004-02-09.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-02-21; final listed air date 2005-03-14.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-09-20; final listed air date 2006-10-11.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-07-11; final listed air date 2008-01-07.
• Season 6: premiered 2008-09-12; final listed air date 2008-10-31.

Source and licence

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