"Wire in the Blood" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

20 August 2002 (Denmark)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Enter the mind of a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Police | Murder | Investigation | Team

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Robson Green	...	Dr. Tony Hill (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Mark Letheren	...	DS Kevin Geoffries / ... (23 episodes, 2002-2008)
Emma Handy	...	DC Paula McIntyre / ... (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mark Penfold	...	Dr. Ashley Vernon (18 episodes, 2002-2007)
Hermione Norris	...	DCI Carol Jordan (14 episodes, 2002-2005)
Simone Lahbib	...	DI Alex Fielding / ... (11 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

"La fureur dans le sang" (Belgium: French title) (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
"Fureur dans le sang" (Canada: French title) [fr]
"Hautnah - Die Methode Hill" (Germany) [de]
"Loodud tapjaks" (Estonia) [et]
"Mord i sinnet" (Sweden) [sv]
"Murha mielessä" (Finland) [fi]
"Plumb din sînge" (Romania) [ro]
"Raseri i blodet" (Denmark) [da]
"Rastros da Maldade" (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]

Runtime:

50 min (6 episodes) | 69 min (8 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (DVD rating)

Company:

Coastal Productions

Trivia:

The title "Wire in the Blood" is a phrase that comes from T.S. Eliot’s "Four Quartets": "The trilling wire in the blood / sings below inveterate scars / appeasing long-forgotten wars." As for the meaning, in an interview Robson Green said the phrase was taken to mean a genetic kink, something impure and unusual in the blood, that leads to the kind of psychosis Dr. Tony Hill might deal with. Series writer Val McDermid says: "Who knows what Eliot really meant by that line? Robson's explanation is as good as any. For myself, I've always taken it to be a metaphor for the thrill of adrenaline surging through the bloodstream. But we'll never know for sure".

Quotes:

Dr. Tony Hill: A cartoon? That's an odd choice.
DC Paula McIntyre: What's odd about it? If you show violence on TV it promotes violence.
Dr. Tony Hill: Oh yeah? What shows did Jack the Ripper watch?

Is there more to come?

I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. I am anxious to find out if there is a follow up to Painted? I have an unanswered question about the ending and it appears as though there is (or should be) a sequel to this? If you have not watched any of these, please go for it and watch them in order. The character development is quite entertaining. The chemistry between Hill and D.I. Jordan is done in a tasteful way. The creative and honest mind of the writers is put on the screen with a quality job of directing. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. These I would use to show my students when teaching a crime profiling class.