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Episode 10
s03e10 · 2024-11-27
Running · GB
Cause of Death
5 Documentary
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Series following the work of senior coroner for Lancashire and Darwen Dr James Adeley, who runs a team that works from the moment a body arrives in the mortuary through to the inquest, when the cause of death is determined.
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4 this season · 20 totals01e01 A Last Night Out 2022-10-19 20:00
A Last Night Out
In the early hours of the morning, two elderly men are found semi-conscious with head injuries in the middle of a darkened stretch of road in Leyland, Lancashire. Police escalate their transfer to Preston Royal Hospital, but one of the men's conditions worsens and he dies. The surviving man has no memory of events, so it is up to the coroner to establish what happened that night and determine the cause of death. [Death Investigations: Frank Brimley, John Hutton]
s01e02 The Man in The Bathtub 2022-10-26 20:00
The Man in The Bathtub
A woman calls police worried there's water flowing out from her neighbor's front door and, when they enter the house, police find a fully clothed man dead in the bath. The coroner must coordinate with Lancashire Police as they investigate his death, trying to find out what happened, whether he was the victim of foul play and why he was fully clothed in the bath. [Death Investigations: Andrew Milnes, Margaret Charnley]
s01e03 The Man on The Bridge 2022-11-02 21:00
The Man on The Bridge
At 9.15 in the morning, a young man enters the water below a 20ft high bridge, and when passers-by pull him from the water, he's unconscious. He's declared dead on arrival at Royal Preston Hospital. Working alongside the police, the coroner and his team must determine what has happened. Did he mean to jump off the bridge? Has there been foul play? How did he die? An unvaccinated man is brought into Royal Preston's critical care unit, Covid-positive and deteriorating fast. After his untimely death, the coroner and his team must investigate what has happened. He had bought medicines online to protect him from Covid — have these contributed to his cause of death? [Death Investigations: Jack (JJ) Harris, Anonymous]
s01e04 A Knock at The Door 2022-11-09 21:00
A Knock at The Door
Tragically, a young man has taken his own life, leaving his family with a myriad of unanswered questions. The coroner's team are charged with guiding them through the process, and it's the coroner's job to bring together all the information at the inquest. The question to answer is not why, but whether he intended to take his own life.A Slovakian man in his forties collapses in the middle of a conversation while walking down the street. He was two weeks into a new job. The coroner's team must now not only coordinate enquiries to determine a cause of death, but also facilitate funeral arrangements and the repatriation of his remains. [Death Investigations: Michael Richards-Hargreaves, Robert Pavlov, John-Paul Buckland] ]