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The Coroner Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2015 - 2015
Episode 1
First Love
Mon, Nov 16, 201545 mins
Lawyer Jane Kennedy returns with her rebellious teen-aged daughter Beth to the seaside town of Lighthaven to take up the post of coroner. 17-year old bad boy Steve Kernan is found dead at the foot of a tower and suicide is suspected but Steve's secret, pregnant girlfriend Sophie believes there was foul play involved. The night before her possessive father had thrown Steve out of the house and the boy's own father John has violent tendencies. A broken watch and Beth's boyfriend Matt, who was Steve's best friend, help Jane and old flame D.S. Davey Higgins solve the mystery of the lad's death.
Episode 2
How to Catch a Lobster
45 mins
When a body washes up on a beach Davey is convinced it is that of Kevin Burton who went missing after robbing the casino where he worked. Jane however believes it could be the result of a botched burial at sea and has her assistant Clint interviewing local undertakers, where he discovers sharp practice and a link with the dead man's identity.
Episode 3
That's the Way to Do It
44 mins
After antagonizing several people by stamping out traditions, including Punch and Judy, abrasive mayor Una Drake is found dead in a hotel room. For all her moral stance she was in an affair with young gigolo Danny Ball though estranged husband Gavin seemed remarkably tolerant about it. She had been threatened by a friend of the Punch and Judy man and her daughter Hannah tells Jane that she had' hundreds' of enemies. Jane puts herself in danger to find out which of them killed Una.
Episode 4
The Fisherman's Tale
44 mins
Wealthy restaurateur Peter Bradshaw is shot by a sniper whilst launching his latest eaterie and his wife tells Jane that he was in receipt of death threats. Arrogant Scotland Yard inspector Ben Marshall takes over the case, to the annoyance of Davey, and surmises that the victim was killed by an international terror organization. Jane and Davey however use their local knowledge to identify the sniper but must then establish who paid them to kill Peter.
Episode 5
Gilt
44 mins
Metal detectorist Errol Prowse is killed after finding a cache of valuable coins. Locals believe it is Long Ben's treasure and anybody who finds it will be cursed. Museum curator Tal Greening tells Jane they are fake but Errrol's granddaughter Amelia claims she believes his find was real but fakes were substituted after he was murdered. Errol was not popular with other treasure hunters, two of whom shared a secret but Tal and even Amelia are also under suspicion
Episode 6
Capsized
45 mins
Ian Igby's corpse is found in a container washed up from a shipwreck and, given Ian's criminal past, Davey believes he was trying to steal from it - as does the ship's owner Grantham Nasby, whose daughter Abby was engaged to Ian. Store-keeper Keegan Brubaker also has no love for Ian, who once robbed his shop. However, whilst the locals gleefully loot the ship's contents from the beach Jane and Davey discover that, far from breaking the law, Ian was trying to do a noble deed for which he paid with his life.
Episode 7
The Salcombe Selkie
45 mins
Peter and Molly Walker are astounded when their teenage daughter Leah, presumed drowned some months earlier, reappears in Light haven. She has apparently no memory of recent events and Jane and Davey believe she has been kidnapped. However when the supposed kidnapper is found dead they are forced to look at another reason for Leah's disappearance.
Episode 8
Napoleon's Violin
44 mins
Bullying aristocrat Donald Sidwell is slain and a violin once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte stolen. His agoraphobic daughter Olivia, her boyfriend Terence Brooks, cowed son Edward and Edward's daughter Lily, an expert markswoman are all in the frame. Davey suspects Edward - whose wife vanished in mysterious circumstances years earlier - but then Terence, a convicted fraudster, goes on the run. The violin proves to be a copy but Donald has a secret of his own for Jane to discover before the case is closed.
Episode 9
The Deep Freeze
45 mins
Robert Talbot is found dead in the freezer at his ice cream factory on the eve of its sale to an American company. His son Andrew and Jane are suspicious of his glamorous trophy wife Christine, who has already buried two other husbands but Davey is convinced that cash-strapped Andrew is the culprit. When Christine survives being poisoned Jane is less sure of her initial deduction and seeks the truth from Robert's loyal manager Rose Porter.
Episode 10
Dirty Dancing
44 mins
As Lighthaven prepares for a Latin American dance weekend Isabella Martinez, a Cuban dancer who has come for the event, is found dead in a street.. The dance evening goes ahead with Jane being partnered by handsome Egyptian doctor Mel Siddiqui but next day Isabella's body disappears and it is apparent that she has been used as a drugs mule. Davey is quick to suspect Mel but Jane believes that Paula, the cash-strapped dance teacher, her very young husband and resentful daughter all have something to hide and determines to find out.
