Cross My Heart, Hope to Die was created in April 2013, it is a crime drama series which investigates a variety of murders. Cross My Heart, Hope to Die is created by Hannah, the creator and producer of popular ongoing drama series City Girls and rising soap High Hopes.
Series One began it's five episode run on April 13th 2013 and finished on June 15th 2013.
It was announced on August 27th 2013 that the series would return. Series Two began on September 1st 2013 and will run through September and October. Season Two wrapped up on Sunday 27th October 2013.
The Investigations[]
Series One
Series One
Series One began with the body of teenager Chloe Richardson being found, quickly being confirmed that her death was murder rather than suicide as first believed. DI Chris Rickman and DS Lauren Saunders soon discovered that Chloe was having a secret relationship with Zack Keating and was pregnant when she died. Zack was discovered to have been seeing Chloe's best friend Zoe Kingston behind her back. Zack was soon considered a suspect when the police found out that Zack did know about Chloe's pregnancy despite pretending that he didn't. Zack was arrested for Chloe's murder, but Lauren was unconvinced. Chloe's brother Scott brought new evidence to the team and it was unveiled that Chloe's father had sexually abused her. Through a series of flashbacks, readers saw Chloe's father Martin had found out the truth about Chloe's relationship with Zack and in an emotional confrontation, he stabbed his daughter with a broken bottle.
Series Two
Series Two
The body of Stuart Heaton was found dumped by the river, it was so revealed that the victim was not who people thought when his true identity Steven Draper was revealed. It was soon explained that the Heaton family were part of a witness protection scheme after Stuart's son Patrick testified against Simon Donnelly who visciously attacked and scarred Patrick's then girlfriend. However, the investigation took a surprising turn when Stuart's mistress Eva Kennedy came out of the woodwork. Simon's younger brother Jay was arrested when his fingerprints were found in Stuart's car. However, Lauren soon realised that Jay's relationship with Melanie Heaton ran deeper and it was revealed that Melanie shot her father trying to stop a fight between Stuart and Jay.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | 13/4/13 |
| 1x02 | 19/5/13 |
| 1x03 | 3/6/13 |
| 1x04 | 11/6/13 |
| 1x05 | 15/6/13 |
| 2x01 | 1/9/13 |
| 2x02 | 15/9/13 |
| 2x03 | 29/9/13 |
| 2x04 | 7/10/13 |
| 2x05 | 27/10/13 |
Cast[]
Main Cast
| Character | Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
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Max Beesley | 1x01 - |
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Suranne Jones | 1x01 - |
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Joanna Taylor | 1x02 - 2x05 |
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Tom Chambers | 1x02 - |
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Jason Hughes | 1x01 - |
Series One Cast
| Character | Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
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Madeline Duggan | 1x01 - 1x05 |
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Rosie Rowell | 1x01 - 1x05 |
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Gary Webster | 1x01 - 1x05 |
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Luke Roberts | 1x02 |
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Lucien Laviscount | 1x02 - 1x05 |
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Holly Kenny | 1x02 - 1x05 |
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William Rush | 1x04 - 1x05 |
Series Two Cast
| Character | Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
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Bruce Byron | 2x01 - 2x05 |
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Kacey Ainsworth | 2x01 - 2x05 |
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Ben Hardy | 2x01 - 2x05 |
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Shannon Flynn | 2x01 - 2x05 |
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Warren Brown | 2x03 |
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Adam Thomas | 2x04 - 2x05 |
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Jill Halfpenny | 2x03 - 2x05 |
The Cross My Heart, Hope to Die Character Appearance Count[]
As of: Sunday 27th October 2013 | Number of Episodes to Date: 10
Bold: Current Cast | Italics: Guest Cast
| Episodes | Character |
|---|---|
| 10 Episodes | Chris Rickman, Lauren Saunders |
| 8 Episodes | Kevin Taylor |
| 7 Episodes | Kim Myers |
| 4 Episodes | Samantha Richardson, Martin Richardson, Zack Keating, Zoe Kingston, Katy Heaton, Patrick Heaton |
| 3 Episodes | Chloe Richardson, Melanie Heaton, Eva Kennedy |
| 2 Episodes | Tony Naylor, Scott Richardson, Jay Donnelly |
| 1 Episode | James Monroe, Billy Pearce, Simon Donnelly |
Awards[]
Summer WriXAs 2013
- Best Drama Plot (The Chloe Richardson Murder Investigation)