The Coroner

High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.

Creators and Cast

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Sally Abbott

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Claire Goose

Jane Kennedy

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Matt Bardock

DS Davey Higgins

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Oliver Gomm

Clint Holman

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Beatie Edney

Judith Kennedy

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Ivan Kaye

Mick Sturrock

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Grace Hogg-Robinson

Beth Kennedy

Episodes

Series 1

10 episodes

S1 E1 · First Love

2015-11-16

When a teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower, Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins believes it was a tragic suicide, but Coroner Jane Kennedy thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye.

S1 E2 · How to Catch a Lobster

2015-11-17

When a body washes up on the shore, Jane is convinced it's a botched sea burial, but Davey believes otherwise. With a steak at stake, both are determined to prove each other wrong.

S1 E3 · That's the Way to Do It

2015-11-18

When the town's new mayor is found dead in a hotel room, Jane's quest for the truth puts her own life in danger.

S1 E4 · The Fisherman's Tale

2015-11-19

A popular local businessman is shot dead by a sniper in public. Davey is forced to watch as an officer from the Metropolitan Police takes over his investigation and then makes a move on Jane.

S1 E5 · Gilt

2015-11-20

When a treasure hunter is found dead in his own home, Jane wonders whether one of his colleagues wanted the loot for themselves, while the locals fear it was something more supernatural...

S1 E6 · Capsized

2015-11-23

A man is found dead in a shipwrecked container on the beach. Davey is convinced it was an unfortunate accident, but Jane fears darker forces might be responsible.

S1 E7 · The Salcombe Selkie

2015-11-24

The sleepy town of Lighthaven is stunned when a teenage girl returns from the dead. Where has she been for a whole year? And who was buried in her place?

S1 E8 · Napoleon's Violin

2015-11-25

When the patriarch of the local aristocratic family is found stabbed to death, Jane and Davey investigate and find themselves revisiting an embarrassing chapter of their teenage romance.

S1 E9 · The Deep Freeze

2015-11-26

When a man is found dead in a walk-in freezer, Jane and Davey's relationship is tested to the limit as they clash over who they think is responsible.

S1 E10 · Dirty Dancing

2015-11-27

A woman drops dead in the build-up to a Latin dance festival in Lighthaven. As Jane and Davey argue over what they think happened, the body mysteriously vanishes from the mortuary.

Series 2

10 episodes

S2 E1 · The Drop Zone

2016-11-21

Jane's fear of heights is tested when she and Davey investigate a skydiving accident.

S2 E2 · Perfectly Formed

2016-11-22

Building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child's hidden remains.

S2 E3 · Those in Peril

2016-11-23

After a hoax callout, a volunteer in the Lighthaven lifeboat crew drowns.

S2 E4 · The Beast of Lighthaven

2016-11-24

A local journalist claims that there is a big cat on the moors, but nobody believes him.

S2 E5 · The Captain's Pipe

2016-11-25

Mick's rival landlord is found dead on the beach, and Jane must try to clear his name.

S2 E6 · Life

2016-11-28

A death in custody brings Jane face to face with notorious child killer Sidney Sutton.

S2 E7 · Perfect Pair

2016-11-29

A window cleaner is found dead next to a sports car he doesn't own.

S2 E8 · The Foxby Affair

2016-11-30

To explain the death of a recluse, Jane must first solve the disappearance of a playboy.

S2 E9 · Pieces of Eight

2016-12-01

Lighthaven's Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery.

S2 E10 · Crash

2016-12-02

Jane is reconnected with an old friend when she tries to find out who left a girl to die.