Cast and Crew

Creator： Cath Staincliffe

Leading Role： Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran,Nicholas Murchie,Ceallach Spellman,Eden Garrity,Joe Tucker

Summary of Blue Murder Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set

Created by Cath Staincliffe, who also wrote several episodes, it centres on a single mother of four trying to balance a demanding career with raising her young family. Her ex-husband has since started a new family.

First shown on 18 May 2003, five series in total were broadcast. The fifth series debuted on 7 September 2009. The cast includes a new detective played by Belinda Everett, with the first episode featuring Holliday Grainger, Chris Hall, Siobhan Finneran and Chris Gascoyne. Guest stars in subsequent episodes include Mark Benton, Lee Boardman, Kieran O'Brien, Brendan Coyle, Heather Peace, Tina O'Brien, Sylvia Syms and Anthony Flanagan.Horrible Histories is a British children's television series based on the Terry Deary book series of the same name. It aims to provide entertainment while also informing its audience about history, thereby making a stereotypically boring topic fun. The series has become very successful, and many of its musical numbers have become viral hits. The show has spawned a gameshow spinoff, Gory Games, and a re-edit of the show, designed for an older audience and hosted by Stephen Fry was also released. Horrible Histories was featured at the 2011 Proms, and an award-winning spin-off game called Terrible Treasures has also been released.