Cause of Death Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

A man is found dead in the water while on holiday in Egypt with his wife. After his embalmed body is repatriated, Dr Adeley and his team must establish the facts and decipher whether snorkeling could be the cause of his death. Home office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers, with an interest in diving, investigates the case. A recovering alcoholic in her early fifties is found dead at home. To uncover the truth behind her sudden death, Dr. Adeley and his team must conduct an invasive post-mortem examination.

Lancashire Police investigate when the body of a man is found in a field. The circumstances are mysterious, part of his ear is missing, and he is discovered laid on top of his wellington boots. Senior Coroner Dr James Adeley orders a home office post-mortem to help investigate the case. And DI Paul Price must try to establish who the man is and how he died. But identifying him at all proves a huge challenge. In Preston, the coroner's team examine the case of a young woman found collapsed at home. They need to find out whether she could have deliberately harmed herself or suffered a terrible accident.

When a 34-year-old is found at home unconscious after suffering heart palpitations, her sister immediately calls an ambulance, but sadly the paramedics declare her deceased at the scene. Lancashire Coroner Dr James Adelely and his team try to determine the cause, investigating if her neurofibromatosis was a factor. Plus, Lancashire Police look into the death of a man found collapsed in his flat.

A man in his 30's is found deceased in a friend's flat, while the police launch a Facebook appeal to confirm his identity and trace his next of kin, staff in the mortuary investigate the circumstances that lead to his death. An elderly man is readmitted to hospital, where he dies, Dr Adeley and the team must thoroughly explore all possibilities to determine his exact cause of death.

A young Mum dies after attending a local dance music festival. After it's established she has taken ecstasy, the team must investigate whether the drug was the primary cause of her death or if other factors played a significant role. With her family devastated and her partner trying to cope with what has happened, the investigation throws up serious questions about the provision of water at the festival and whether that had any part to play in this unexplained death. The coroner calls upon Dr Mark Clayton as an expert witness to broaden the inquiry.

Also in this edition, a man is found in his flat having been dead for a considerable time. With no immediate identification available, and no clues to family of friends the team must conduct advanced fingerprint and DNA testing to confirm the identity of the deceased, as well as determine how he died.