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Messiah

7.2
5 seasons
11 episodes
Ended
Mystery
Drama
Crime

Plot Summary

Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.

First Aired:May 26, 2001
Last Aired:January 21, 2008
Episode Runtime:1h 30m
Networks:
BBC One

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (5)

Series 1
8.5

Series 1

2 episodes

Aired: 2001

After two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered, DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned to the case and plunged head-on into a nightmare.

Series 2: Vengeance Is Mine

Series 2: Vengeance Is Mine

2 episodes

Aired: 2003

When DCI Red Metcalfe's own estranged brother is found knifed in the hustle and bustle of Leadenhall Market, the hunt for justice gets personal.

Series 3: The Promise

Series 3: The Promise

2 episodes

Aired: 2004

DCI Red Metcalfe's renowned ability to get under the skin and into the minds of deranged killers is put to the ultimate test when he is forced to confront an old adversary - Pace Tierney, an enemy Red thought he had put inside forever.

Series 4: The Harrowing

Series 4: The Harrowing

3 episodes

Aired: 2005

DCI Red Metcalfe's latest murder investigation is stifling and intense. The killer has really got under his skin. As the murder count escalates, Red becomes increasingly frustrated as the clues left behind on the victims' bodies continue to confuse him.

Series 5: The Rapture

Series 5: The Rapture

2 episodes

Aired: 2008

DCI Joseph Walker's renowned instincts and tenacity of character are questioned as his personal demons invade his latest investigation.

Production

BBC Northern Ireland