DNA (TV series)

DNA (originally broadcast as DoNovAn) is a British television crime drama, first broadcast on ITV in 2004, starring Tom Conti and Samantha Bond as the main protagonists, Joe and Kate Donovan. Two series were produced – the first of which is a two-part story – and the second, aired in 2006, which features three, unrelated, entirely different cases. The initial series follows the work of Donovan, a retired police forensic pathologist, whose life is turned upside down after being called to a crime scene, only to find his own name scrawled on the wall in blood by the victim. In the second series, Donovan comes out of retirement to head up the FIU (Forensics Investigation Unit).

The first series was released on DVD in the UK on 18 May 2009. Despite the blurb, this only contains the two-part first series, not all five episodes as stated. A complete box set containing both series was previously released in the US on 13 May 2008.

Cast

 * Tom Conti as Joe Donovan
 * Samantha Bond as Kate Donovan
 * Ryan Cartwright as Seth Donovan
 * Malcolm Scates as Michael Kinsley (Series 1)
 * Indira Varma as Cara Mathis (Series 1)
 * Amelia Bullmore as Evie Strauss (Series 2)
 * Dan Fredenburgh as Nick Pushko (Series 2)
 * Katie Blake as Myrna Rovic (Series 2)

Series 2 (2005–2006)
The final episode of the series was due to be shown on 24 July 2005 but was postponed because the storyline contained elements involving terrorism, which was deemed to be insensitive following two terrorist attacks in London just weeks previously.