Paul Unwin
Director
Messiah (2001)
Series 1
After two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered, DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned to the case and plunged head-on into a nightmare.
Released May 26, 2001
Episode 90 min
17+
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Production Companies: BBC Northern Ireland
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.0
S1E1 - The First Killings
DCI Red Metcalfe investigates a brutal series of murders. Each death, vile in execution, is different from the last, but the murderer leaves an unmistakable calling card, cutting out the victim's tongue and replacing it with a silver spoon.
May 26, 2001, midnight
9.0
S1E2 - The Reckoning
As the killings continue, a pattern emerges: each victim shares his name and occupation and type of death with one of the twelve disciples. DCI Red Metcalfe and his team try to catch the killer before he can complete his grisly quest.
May 27, 2001, midnight
BBC One
90 min/ep
990 min
May 26, 2001
Jan. 21, 2008, midnight
Ended
NR / 17+
Action
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