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Patience

7.3

2025•47m

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.

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Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2025

Patience catalogues evidence in the Yorkshire Police records department. A brilliant self-taught criminologist with keen crime scene instincts, her talent is spotted by Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf, opening new worlds for the archivist.

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1. Paper Mountain Girl (1)

8.4

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.

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2. Paper Mountain Girl (2)

8.0

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.

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3. The Missing Link

8.5

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.

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4. The Locked Room

8.6

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?

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5. My Brother's Keeper

9.1

Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?

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6. Pandora's Box

8.9

When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.

Cast

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Ella Maisy Purvis

Patience Evans

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Jessica Hynes

DI Frankie Monroe

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Nathan Welsh

DS Jake Hunter

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Mark Benton

Calvin Baxter

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Ali Ariaie

DC Will Akbari

Photo of Liza Sadovy

Liza Sadovy

Dr. Loretta Parsons

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Tom Lewis

Elliot Scott

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