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The Coroner

Seen it?

2015 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Castle or Fargo, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 15 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 53K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 2 is the high point.

  1. Weeknight Watch
    Series 12015 · 10 episodes · 6.8 out of 10
    Weeknight
  2. Saturday Special
    Series 22016 · 10 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
    Saturday

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Cast & crew

Created by Sally Abbott

  • Claire GooseJane Kennedy
  • Matt BardockDS Davey Higgins
  • Oliver GommClint Holman
  • Beatie EdneyJudith Kennedy
  • Ivan KayeMick Sturrock
  • Grace Hogg-RobinsonBeth Kennedy