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Cause of Death

  • 2022 – 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~45m / ep
  • 4 seasons

Documentary following the work of senior coroner for Lancashire and Darwen Dr James Adeley, who runs a team that works from the moment a body arrives in the mortuary through to the inquest, when the cause of death is determined.

Latest: Season 3 · 2024

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Jul 24, 2024 · 46m

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

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Jul 31, 2024 · 46m

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

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Aug 7, 2024 · 46m

    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.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Aug 14, 2024 · 46m

    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...

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Aug 21, 2024 · 46m

    What caused the deaths of a man found in the water on holiday in Egypt, and a recovering alcoholic who died suddenly at home in her early 50s?

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Aug 28, 2024 · 46m

    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.

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