The BEST episodes of Waking the Dead season 3

Every episode of Waking the Dead season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Waking the Dead season 3!

Led by Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd (Trevor Eve) the Cold Case Squad investigates serious crimes which have gone unsolved. Armed with the latest technological advances and old fashioned hard work, Psychological Profiler Grace Foley (Sue Johnston), Forensic Pathologist Frankie Wharton (Holly Aird), Detective Constable Mel Silver (Claire Goose) and Detective Sergeant Spencer Jordan (Wil Johnson) wake the dead for clues and answers.

Last Updated: 4/2/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Walking on Water (2)
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7.21
84 votes

#1 - Walking on Water (2)

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2003

Following the murder of Mark Lovell's cousin, the team establish that Mark has a watertight alibi, and the search for the real murderer narrows down to the remaining family members. Their investigation into the two remaining family members is further complicated by the discovery of drug dealing and involvement in the witness protection scheme.

Directors: David Thacker
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Breaking Glass (2)
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7.18
106 votes

#2 - Breaking Glass (2)

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/2003

ln their attempts to prevent another murder, the team desperately tries to establish the identity of the care home paedophile who is also being hunted down by two of his victims..

Directors: Andy Hay
Writer: Simon Mirren
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Final Cut (1)
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7.16
92 votes

#3 - Final Cut (1)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2003

A mummified body sends the Cold Case Squad back to the sixties and to a Notting Hill house which had been featured in a film as the location for a murderous fight between gangsters. Renovation works at the house in the present day reveal more bodies behind the walls. The film starts to appear not so fictional after all. Things get even more complicated when Spencer tells Boyd that he and his family lived there when the events took place.

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Walking on Water (1)
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7.15
112 votes

#4 - Walking on Water (1)

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2003

When a convicted killer is cleared at appeal for the murder of his adoptive father ten years previously, Boyd is not convinced that the man is innocent. But the only way to find out is to track down the rest of the family - and with a big inheritance at stake, both parties appear to have a lot to hide..

Directors: David Thacker
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Final Cut (2)
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6.98
90 votes

#5 - Final Cut (2)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2003

The gangster responsible for the bodies behind the walls in the Notting Hill house is still active and the unearthing of past events provokes more murders and an international turf war. Spencer's family history is the key to unravelling the mystery.

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Multistorey (1)
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6.92
65 votes

#6 - Multistorey (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2003

A man accused of opening fire on a crowd from a multi storey car park, and killed a policeman, is claiming his innocence. Boyd's colleagues question his loyalties when he seems unwilling to re-investigate. As DC Mel Silver digs deeper, she discovers some disturbing truths about her boss.

Directors: Robert Bierman
Writer: Ed Whitmore
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Breaking Glass (1)
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6.85
114 votes

#7 - Breaking Glass (1)

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2003

A recovered memory therapist alerts the CCS to a care home regime of sexual abuse of young boys and a suspected murder. Her client who revealed all this in a therapy session goes missing and the team strongly suspect he has gone on the hunt for the man who abused him and murdered his friend.

Directors: Andy Hay
Writer: Simon Mirren
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Multistorey (2)
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6.83
64 votes

#8 - Multistorey (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2003

Boyd struggles with his past while continuing the investigation on a mass murderer who was also guilty of killing his close friend. Are the Gunman's claims of innocence true? As the team investigate it looks as if someone else may have been involved.

Directors: Robert Bierman
Writer: Ed Whitmore
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