Waking the Dead

Following the show's conclusion, a spin-off series titled The Body Farm aired in late 2011, focusing on forensic scientist Eve Lockhart (Tara Fitzgerald), but it was cancelled after just one series.

In 2018, a five-part radio prequel titled The Unforgiven was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, written by series creator Barbara Machin, with Sue Johnston, Claire Goose, Wil Johnson, and Holly Aird reprising their roles, and Anthony Howell replacing Trevor Eve as Peter Boyd.

Actress Holly Aird's real-life pregnancy was the actual reason her character Frankie Wharton left the show, though on screen it was explained as her returning to research work.

The departure of Esther Hall's character Felix Gibson was never explained on screen, and the actress herself gave no reason for leaving the show.

Actress Stacey Roca decided to leave the show after only one series as DS Katrina Howard, and her character's on-screen departure was never explained.

A third-series episode, 'Special Relationship,' received an International Emmy Award nomination, and the following year the show won the International Emmy Award for 'Breaking Glass' and 'Multistorey.'

The first series achieved strong ratings, with the episode 'Burn Out' drawing 8.4 million viewers and a 38% audience share, while the sixth series opener 'Wren Boys' achieved 9.2 million viewers and a 35.2% share.

The BBC issued on-air disclaimers twice for the show when storylines touched on politically sensitive topics for the Labour government of the time, including banking fraud in the City of London and UK involvement in the Iraq war.