Cause of Death

Épisode 1 - Episode 1

19 octobre 2022

Filmed over six months with unprecedented access, the series follows Dr Adeley and his team as they uncover the truth behind a series of cases.

Épisode 2 - Episode 2

26 octobre 2022

A woman calls police worried there's water flowing out from her neighbour's front door. When they enter the house, police find a seemingly healthy man dead in the bath.

Épisode 3 - Episode 3

2 novembre 2022

At 9.15 in the morning, a young man enters the water below a 20ft high bridge, and when passers-by pull him from the water, he's unconscious.

Épisode 4 - Episode 4

9 novembre 2022

Blue lights flash across the faces of emergency service workers as they wrestle to keep a young man alive on a Lancashire road after a RTA.

Épisode 1 - Episode 1

8 novembre 2023

Eleanor, a popular older lady, is physically attacked in a care home. A few weeks later she falls and dies. Dr Adeley and his team must piece together the puzzle to establish a cause of death.

Épisode 2 - Episode 2

15 novembre 2023

Coroner Dr James Adeley investigates more unexplained deaths. After 29-year-old Jozsef is found dead, hidden deep in local woods, the team establish the cause and how it happened.

Épisode 3 - Episode 3

22 novembre 2023

Coroners investigate whether a road traffic collision played a part in a man's mysterious death eight months later, and a Grandma collapses and dies after an altercation in a car park.

Épisode 4 - Episode 4

29 novembre 2023

After a son dies suddenly at home, the coroner must quickly investigate before releasing him for his burial. Does a history of a rare illness in the family hold the key to his death?

Épisode 5 - Episode 5

6 décembre 2023

Coroners investigate the death of a normally healthy 26-year-old man who dies following seizures, and unravel whether a vaccination could have contributed to the death of a 50-year-old.

Épisode 6 - Episode 6

13 décembre 2023

Mum of two Mandy Lewis was an active 52-year-old who suddenly collapsed without apparent explanation. Senior Coroner Dr Adeley investigates whether an inherited condition might have caused her death.

Épisode 1 - Episode 1

24 juillet 2024

The critically-acclaimed series returns as Senior Coroner Dr James Adeley investigates the mysterious and tragic death of Jake, in his 20s, to determine whether anything suspicious is at play.

Épisode 2 - Episode 2

31 juillet 2024

Investigating the death of a young mum who took ecstasy at a dance festival, and a man found dead in his flat with no identificaton - who was he and how did he die?

Épisode 3 - Episode 3

7 août 2024

Dr Adeley and his team investigate the deaths of an elderly woman discovered lifeless on a stairlift, and an apparently fit man who mysteriously fails to turn up for work.

Épisode 4 - Episode 4

14 août 2024

Investigating the deaths of a man in his 30s found deceased in a friend's flat, and an elderly man who was discharged from hospital a week before he died...

Épisode 5 - Episode 5

21 août 2024

When a woman is found dead in a hot bath, the pathologist must establish the cause of death as the police determine if there was foul play. Plus, a decomposed body found in Burnley.

Épisode 6 - Episode 6

30 août 2024

Did her neurofibromatosis play a part in the sudden death of a 34-year-old woman found dead at home? Plus coroners in Lancashire try to trace a dead man's next of kin.

Épisode 7 - Episode 7

5 septembre 2024

Coroners investigate the death of a 63-year-old man found with a severe wound to his hip and cuts and abrasions on his hands. And a dramatic 999 call leads to a body in an outbuilding.

Épisode 8 - Episode 8

13 novembre 2024

Lancashire Police investigate when the body of a man is found in a field, part of his ear is missing and he is discovered to be laid on top of his wellington boots. Senior coroner Dr James Adeley orders a home office post mortem to help investigate the case. In Preston, the coroner's team examine the case of a young woman, who was found collapsed at home

Épisode 9 - Episode 9

20 novembre 2024

A homeless man is found dead in his temporary accommodation. Investigations by the Lancashire coroner's team reveal that he checked himself out of hospital hours earlier and had previously been the victim of an assault. The team must investigate whether this attack could've contributed to his death. Plus, paramedics are called to the flat of a woman who has been found dead after complaining of a bad chest

Épisode 10 - Episode 10

27 novembre 2024

A man is found dead in the water while on holiday in Egypt with his wife. After his embalmed body is repatriated, it falls to Dr Adeley and his team to decipher whether snorkelling could be the cause of his death. A recovering alcoholic in her early fifties is found dead at home and the team must conduct an invasive post-mortem examination to uncover the truth behind her death

Épisode 11 - License To Kill Special

25 mai 2025

A special edition following senior coroner Dr James Adeley as he investigates the deaths of four pedestrians in road traffic collisions. They were all killed in very similar circumstances, but the grieving families all feel that these events can't just be coincidence. As the inquiry continues, it becomes clear that the deaths were the result of drivers still on the roads with dangerously defective eyesight.

Épisode 1 - Episode 1

25 mai 2025