Patience — Season 1
New detective, new perspective
About this season
Patience catalogues evidence in the Yorkshire Police records department. A brilliant self-taught criminologist with keen crime scene instincts, her talent is spotted by Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf, opening new worlds for the archivist.
Episodes (6)
1. Paper Mountain Girl (1)
8.4Aired 8 January 2025 • 47 min
Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognises Patience's unique insight and takes her under her wing, integrating her into a police team operating on the frontline.
2. Paper Mountain Girl (2)
8.0Aired 9 January 2025 • 47 min
Patience is upset when questioned by the police after coming under suspicion in the investigation. She needs to prove her innocence and crack the case. Detective Bea learns more about Patience and her difficult past and feels responsible for her. Patience is key to solving the case as she makes some important connections to other cold cases. Together, they uncover a trail leading to South America and back.
3. The Missing Link
8.5Aired 15 January 2025 • 47 min
The team are baffled when a young woman is found dead in a museum's dinosaur display. The investigation leads them into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling, and Patience makes a startling deduction.
4. The Locked Room
8.6Aired 16 January 2025 • 48 min
When a reclusive crime writer is found dead behind locked doors, Bea asks Patience to help with the investigation. Can Patience make a breakthrough in the case?
5. My Brother's Keeper
9.1Aired 22 January 2025 • 48 min
Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?
6. Pandora's Box
8.9Aired 23 January 2025 • 48 min
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.