The Body Farm (TV series)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Starring |
Tara Fitzgerald Keith Allen Wunmi Mosaku Finlay Robertson Mark Bazeley |
| Theme music composer | Maurizio Malagnini |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Trevor Eve Susan Hogg |
| Running time | 53 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Liquid Television |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 13 September – 18 October 2011 |
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| Related shows | Waking the Dead |
The Body Farm is a British television police procedural crime drama series for the BBC network from 13 September until 18 October 2011, featuring a fictional private forensic pathology facility that conducts scientific research to help solve crimes, led by Dr. Eve Lockhart, played by Tara Fitzgerald. The series was released on DVD on 24 October 2011, in a three-disc set. The DVD release features an extended cut of episode one, running 94 minutes and including material not broadcast on the television. The DVD was released in conjunction with BBC Worldwide and 2|Entertain.
The programme is a spin-off from the cold case police procedural drama Waking the Dead, and was commissioned following the series' closure. The series features the work of Dr. Eve Lockhart, who originally appeared in Waking the Dead from 2007 to 2011. An initial six-part run was announced in January 2011, and filming began in March 2011. A brief trailer was shown following the final episode of Waking the Dead. The programme was filmed in rural Macclesfield and urban Manchester. The series began airing on 13 September 2011, with the first episode gaining a strong 6.3 million viewers. By the end of the series, ratings had dropped to 4.6 million. Episode three was filmed in the fishing village of Staithes, Cleveland. On 30 January 2012, the BBC confirmed that the show would not be returning for a second series.
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