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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown full episode list

Release Date:

20 August 2002 (Denmark) more

Tagline:

Enter the mind of a serial killer. more

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

CBS/DreamWorks Hook Up For Wire In The Blood
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 12 August 2009, 1:41 PM, PDT)

ITV recommissions 'Wild At Heart'
 (From digitalspy. 12 May 2009, 6:52 AM, PDT)

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Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

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]
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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)


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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". more

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?
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2 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
What is the significance of the title?, 15 April 2006
Author: kristina53 from Australia

Does anyone know why the series is called Wire in the Blood? We have been having a discussion about this and looked up a Dictionary of Quotations, in case it was something Shakespearean, for example, but came up with nothing, zilch.

I wondered whether it might be something to do with toughness, having wire in the blood, but am not really sure about that. Does anyone actually know or have a theory about this?

Tonight here in Australia, there's going to be an episode of Wire in the Blood on cable TV, starting in an hour. Can't wait. Will go and check which episode it is and let you know. There will be another episode tomorrow night and Silent Witness was on Friday night. Cheers

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