TV series
Bodies
Overview
One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-10-19
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Moonage Pictures
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Charles Whiteman
- Shira Haas as Iris Maplewood
- Amaka Okafor as Shahara Hasan
- Kyle Soller as Alfred Hillinghead
- Greta Scacchi as The Lady
- Stephen Graham as Mannix
- Tom Mothersdale as Gabriel Defoe
- Synnøve Karlsen as Polly Hillinghead
- George Parker as Henry Ashe
- Gabriel Howell as Elias
- Michael Jibson as Barber
- Nitin Ganatra as Ishmael
Creators and crew
- Paul Tomalin - Creator
- Paul Tomalin - Executive Producer
- Frith Tiplady - Executive Producer
- Will Gould - Executive Producer
- Marco Kreuzpaintner - Executive Producer
- Susie Liggat - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: 'You're Dead Already'
In 2023, Detective Hasan discovers a dead body in Longharvest Lane, Whitechapel — while in 1941 and 1890, two other detectives find the same corpse.
Episode 2: 'Do You Know Who I Am?'
Hasan follows new leads in the present. As Hillinghead reluctantly closes his case, Whiteman goes to desperate lengths to hide involvement in his own.
Episode 3: 'All In Good Time'
Connections between the cases start to come into focus. Whiteman encounters an unexpected complication; Hillinghead attends a séance.
Episode 4: 'Right Up the Wazoo'
Hasan discovers she isn't the only detective investigating a murder on Longharvest Lane. In the past and future alike, relationships start to deepen.
Episode 5: 'We Are One Another's Ghosts'
The past, present and future collide as a set of fingerprints from 1890 are found in 2023. Maplewood uncovers the Commander's true identity.
Episode 6: 'The World Is Yours'
On the day of the explosion, Hasan does everything in her power to help Elias make a life-altering choice. The others wrestle with their consciences.
Episode 7: 'Catch Me If You Can'
Elias finally knows what it means to be loved. He creates the family he's always wanted — but Hillinghead has to suffer for it.
Episode 8: 'Know You Are Loved'
Across decades, the detectives work together to stop Elias from reshaping history. Will words be enough to break the loop and save thousands of lives?
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