| Image Upright: | 1.14 |
| Runtime: | 90 mins each. (w/advertisements) |
| Creator: | Mike Cullen |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Producer: | Shefali Malhoutra |
| Cinematography: | Julian Court |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 2 |
Bloodlines is a two-episode British detective fiction thriller starring Emma Pierson as rookie police officer Justine Hopkin. The series, produced by Granada Television and directed by Philip Martin, premiered on ITV on 31 January 2005 at 9PM,[1] [2] [3] with episode two airing on 1 February 2005, again at 9PM.[4] Episodes one and two are each 90 minutes in length.[5] Initially envisioned as returning series, ITV chose not to recommission Bloodlines after viewing figures fell well below the expected target.[6]
After Elaine Hopkin (Jan Francis) is found dead, the victim of an apparent suicide, her firstborn Mark (Kieran O'Brien) refuses to inform his father James (Kevin McNally) who is locked up for murder. Sister Justine (Emma Pierson), a police officer, goes to visit him, only to learn he has just been released. After the autopsy concludes asphyxiation, she compromises DC Jake Bannerman (Max Beesley)'s official investigation by taking actions against procedure.