Episode
Scott & Bailey: Cradle
Overview
Having witnessed her father Joe being arrested for the murder of her mother Eunice, Helen shows up at Janet’s door saying that she believes her brother Michael might be buried in the cellar of the family home. Ater the remains of a second body are discovered, the case becomes much more serious and Det. Supt. Dodson is drafted in as the S.I.O, with Gill as her deputy.
Details
- Series
- Scott & Bailey
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2013-04-24
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Cradle is Episode 4 in Series 3 of Scott & Bailey. It aired on 2013-04-24. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 3: Thin Ice
The detectives investigate the murder of a wealthy man whose double life left him vulnerable to exploitation. Away from work, Rachel's recent moment of indiscretion threatens to come back to haunt her when a confused Sean takes a phone call from her one-night stand, and after Ade is pushed into living with his girlfriend on a permanent basis, Janet asks her mother to move in.
Episode 5: Witness
Having discovered the remains of several bodies, Gill and Dodson’s teams need to try and identify them, and attempt to piece together the order in which they were murdered. Joe Bevan remains tight lipped though. After the remains of a teenage girl are found in an upstairs room, Helen is faced with the possibility that her dad killed both her brother and her sister.
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