Series synopsis
Murder City is a British drama television series that premiered on STV on March 17, 2004. It ended on April 26, 2006. It was created by Stephen Plaice. It stars Kris Marshall, Amanda Donohoe, Tim Woodward and Geff Francis.
Murder City is a British police drama that centres on two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.
Premise
Murder City is a British police drama that centres on two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kris Marshall as DS Luke Stone
- Amanda Donohoe as Susan Alembic
- Tim Woodward as Turner
- Geff Francis as Adrian Dumfries
- Alexis Conran as Dr Simon Dunne
- Amber Agar as Dr Anvar 'Annie' Parvez
- Connor McIntyre as Frank Craven
- Laura Main as DC Alison Bain
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 17, 2004 | April 22, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 4 | April 5, 2006 | April 26, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Critical Path When a 16-year-old girl disappears from her home, leaving a blood-spattered bedroom behind, Susan and Luke start trying to track down the missing teenager, hoping that she may still be alive. Meanwhile, the mysterious death of a City trader who is shot in the neck with an arrow proves a tough case to crack. |
March 17, 2004 |
| 2 |
Under The Skin When an unearthed skull opens a murder investigation, Stone orders a facial reconstruction of the skull and the photographs go to press, prompting a woman to come forward claiming that the face in the photo belongs to a man who raped and strangled her sister several years earlier. When Dumfries informs them that a different man was convicted of that murder, Stone and Alembic dig further and unearth a web of lies surrounding the previous investigation. |
March 24, 2004 |
| 3 |
Happy Families The butchered body of a woman is found in a rubbish dump and the investigation into her murder leads Susan and Luke onto the trail of a baby-smuggling operation based in the Ukraine. |
April 1, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wives and Lovers A teenage couple kiss one another goodnight when the dead body of a woman is thrown from the top of an apartment block, killing the young man. DC Bain links the dead woman to a dating agency for married people, and DI Alembic goes undercover as a client. |
April 5, 2006 |
| 2 |
Just Seventeen A teenaged girl is found dead in her school with her wrists slashed, while a man has been tied to a tree and shot dead in the woods nearby. Stone and Alembic lead separate investigations, but is there a connection? |
April 12, 2006 |
| 3 |
Death of a Ladies' Man DI Susan Alembic and DS Luke Stone investigate the sniper-shooting of a young man in his flat, while DCs Alison Bain and Frank Craven deal with a hit-and-run killing. |
April 19, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | STV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 17, 2004 |
| Last aired | April 26, 2006 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |