"Cold Case" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Creator:

Meredith Stiehm

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

28 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Hope lives...because the evidence never dies.

Plot:

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.

Plot Keywords:

Dead Boy | Pop Music | Flashback | Murder Investigation | Female Detective

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	9:00 PM	CBS	Torn	#4.21
Mon. July 28	12:35 AM	CBS	Stand Up and Holler	#4.20

Cast

Kathryn Morris	...	Lilly Rush / ... (113 episodes, 2003-2008)
John Finn	...	John Stillman / ... (113 episodes, 2003-2008)
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Nick Vera (113 episodes, 2003-2008)
Thom Barry	...	Will Jeffries (113 episodes, 2003-2008)
Danny Pino	...	Scotty Valens / ... (108 episodes, 2003-2008)
Tracie Thoms	...	Kat Miller / ... (60 episodes, 2005-2008)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | Chile:14 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:13 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dorris Place Elementary School - 2225 Dorris Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

Songs played in each episode come from the year the crime took place.

Quotes:

Nick Vera: A triple murder gets you a date with the needle real quick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Medium: Night of the Wolf (#1.4)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Nara

Riveting and touching with great stories and performances

I starting watching COLD CASE while in a hotel room at a conference. When I returned home I found that my wife had also begin watching the very same episode. So we started making it our regular Sunday viewing. It is in a word - fantastic! The mood, the music, the actors, the back stories and the weird plots draw you in each week. In addition they work in themes that are important but they never beat you over the head with them. So far i have seen stories on the ease of getting guns and how they harm society, child abuse, pedophiles, and racism. But I never feel I am being preached to. The episode about the little boy sold into sexual slavery by his uncle and the tragic way this evil pedophile ruined his and others lives will stay with me forever. It was very heartbreaking. The opening credits and the great music by ES Posthumus ( as well as the songs that set the time, place and mood throughout the episodes) are eerie and evocative and just wonderful. I love this show.