Season 5 • Episode 6
LatestSecond of a two-part story. Janine desperately tries to sort things out with her son Tom whilst heading up this tough murder enquiry. With Shap's protection of a murder suspect now exposed, the team face a race against time to find the real killer.
Blue Murder is a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from 2003 until 2009 when it was cancelled by the network, it starred Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis.
Acting
Caroline Quentin's exhausted competence is weirdly magnetic.
Production
Manchester looks properly grey and lived-in, not postcard pretty.
Creator
Cath Staincliffe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caroline Quentin was best known for sitcoms before this—her pivot to gritty drama reportedly shocked BBC casting directors who'd pigeonholed her.
Blue Murder arrived in the wake of Prime Suspect's shadow and tried to democratize the female detective—less tortured genius, more spreadsheets and school runs.
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