Patience(2025)
New detective, new perspective
Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is autistic. Patience has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot. Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognizes her talents and takes her under her wing. Patience helps the police tackle a series of challenging cases by bringing her unique insight to crimefighting.
- Created by:
- Matt Baker
- First aired:
- 2025-01-08
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- Channel 4
Episodes
1. Paper Mountain Girl (1)
★ 8.42025-01-08 · 47m
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)
★ 8.02025-01-09 · 47m
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
★ 8.52025-01-15 · 47m
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
★ 8.62025-01-16 · 48m
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
★ 9.12025-01-22 · 48m
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
★ 8.92025-01-23 · 48m
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.
Where to watch
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Cast
Ella Maisy Purvis
Patience Evans
Jessica Hynes
DI Frankie Monroe
Nathan Welsh
DS Jake Hunter
Mark Benton
DCI Calvin Baxter
Ali Ariaie
DC Will Akbari
Liza Sadovy
Dr. Loretta Parsons
Tom Lewis
Elliot Scott
