Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Murder At The Slimming Club | 20180625 | 20260330 (BBC7) 20260331 (BBC7) | Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair returns to Cranby, where she's found lurking behind the weighing scales at 'Fat Busters'. Determined to be anonymous, she's masquerading as a florist, until someone with murder in mind forces Alma into action. DS Jason Trotter is called to the scene, and it seems there is another member of the team about to make a surprise appearance. It all seems to prove losing weight really can be murder! Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. Created by Val McDermid. Written in five parts by Shelley Silas. Narrator / JP - Jonathan Keeble Sue Fulwood / Jean Cranberry / Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay At slimming club 'Fat Busters', it seems losing weight really can be murder! Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. |
| 02 | Doughnuts | 20180626 | 20260331 (BBC7) 20260401 (BBC7) | Who would want to kill Jean Cranberry and why? Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair and Crime Scene Manager Jo Black set out to discover what coated the doughnuts that appear to have asphyxiated the victim. Could Jean's diabetes have played a part in her death? Trying to lose weight really can be murder! Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. Created by Val McDermid. Written by Shelley Silas. Narrator / JP - Jonathan Keeble Sue Fulwood / Jean Cranberry / Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay DCI Alma Blair and CSM Jo Black follow up enquiries about the doughnut coating. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Jane Hazlegrove. |
| 03 | The Investigation Continues | 20180627 | 20260401 (BBC7) 20260402 (BBC7) | The team feel no closer to discovering who would want to kill Jean Cranberry and why, when Jason delivers a shocking announcement. Meanwhile, DCI Alma Blair is about to discover that Jo has not been truthful about where she's been - and it looks like there is a parasite at large. Created by Val McDermid and written by Shelley Silas Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. Narrator / JP - Jonathan Keeble Sue Fulwood / Jean Cranberry / Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay A shock from Jason - and where has Jo really been? Jason makes a shocking announcement - a parasite is at large, and has Jo been lying about something? Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. |
| 04 | Slime | 20180628 | 20260402 (BBC7) 20260403 (BBC7) | Val McDermid's crime series proves that losing weight is murderous. Jo and Alma really need to talk. There's something slimy lurking at the heart of this murder and Mo has no stomach for it. Created by Val McDermid and written by Shelley Silas CAST: Narrator / JP - Jonathan Keeble Sue Fulwood / Jean Cranberry / Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay Alma must say something important to Jo, and something slimy is lurking in this murder. Jo and Alma really need to talk. Plus there's something slimy lurking at the heart of this murder. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. |
| 05 | The Slimming Club Killer Unmasked | 20180629 | 20260403 (BBC7) 20260404 (BBC7) | Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair wraps up her investigation in the conclusion of Dead Weight, from Val McDermid's 'Dead' crime series. Will there be a sickening end for our Slimmers' Club killer? Will Alma and Jo actually take their relationship to the next level? And what of baby Trotter? Created by Val McDermid and written by Shelley Silas CAST: Narrator / JP - Jonathan Keeble Sue Fulwood / Jean Cranberry / Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay Will there be a sickening end for our Slimmers' Club killer? What is the future for Alma and Jo? Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. |