Series 1 Plot
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.
Patience Series 1 aired on January 8th, 2025.
Series 1 Episodes
1. Paper Mountain Girl (1)
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)
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
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
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
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
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.
