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s02e08 · 2026-01-07
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Patience
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Patience Evans works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police, cataloguing and filing the evidence produced during major cases. A young autistic woman, she craves routine and order, relishing the solitude and structure her job provides but she yearns for more. A brilliant, self-taught criminologist, Patience has an instinctive eye for crime scenes and a passion for problem-solving.
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6 this season · 14 totals01e01 Paper Mountain Girl: Part 1 2025-01-08 21:00
Paper Mountain Girl: Part 1
When a man dies after setting himself on fire in a suspected suicide, eagle-eyed Patience identifies an interesting link to other cases, bringing her to the attention of Detective Bea Metcalf.
s01e02 Paper Mountain Girl: Part 2 2025-01-08 21:00
Paper Mountain Girl: Part 2
A distressed Patience is questioned by the police after coming under suspicion. Bea takes Patience under her wing and learns more about her past. Together, they set to work on cracking the case.
s01e03 The Missing Link 2025-01-08 21:00
The Missing Link
The team are baffled when a young woman is found dead in a museum's dinosaur display. The investigation leads them into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling, and Patience makes a startling deduction.
s01e04 The Locked Room 2025-01-08 21:00
The Locked Room
When a reclusive crime writer is found dead behind locked doors, Bea asks Patience to help with the investigation. Can Patience make a breakthrough in the case?
s01e05 My Brother's Keeper 2025-01-08 21:00
My Brother's Keeper
Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?
s01e06 Pandora's Box 2025-01-08 21:00
Pandora's Box
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.