S01E01 First Love
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 Coroner
S01E05: Gilt
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...
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 How to Catch a Lobster
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.
S01E03 That's the Way to Do It
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.
S01E04 The Fisherman's Tale
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.
S01E05 Gilt
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...
S01E06 Capsized
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.
S01E07 The Salcombe Selkie
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?
S01E08 Napoleon's Violin
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.
S01E09 The Deep Freeze
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.
S01E10 Dirty Dancing
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.
Cast
Claire Goose
Jane Kennedy
Matt Bardock
DS Davey Higgins
Oliver Gomm
Clint Holman
Beatie Edney
Judith Kennedy
Ivan Kaye
Mick Sturrock
Grace Hogg-Robinson
Beth Kennedy
