I have got organised and got all 9 series on dvd and am watching them in order.

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Waking the Dead

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ib011f9545i — 11 years ago(March 22, 2015 11:33 AM)

I have got organised and got all 9 series on dvd and am watching them in order.
I had forgotten that SPENCE left the team but then came back,I don't think why he did this was ever explained on screen.
It seems unrealistic to me,I think most organisations don't let you go back.
Did they explain why KAT left the team? I liked her.

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ib011f9545i — 11 years ago(March 22, 2015 04:39 PM)

to answer my own question ,at the start of series 9 the new policewomen is critical of Spence for running back from the NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY when BOYD asked.

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puppyaddict — 10 years ago(June 23, 2015 10:58 PM)

I think Spence wasn't REALLY happy in his new placement; he also seemed to maybe come around to some of the reasons behind Boyd's domineering/rude/outside-the-rules behavior after Boyd tried but failed (with Spence's halp) to save Linda Cummings from the rooftop falland recognized that he'd been spending years trying but failing to save his own son (which Linda forced him to face again in that episode). I think he realized how much he cared about the people on the team, and Boyd would have gladly welcomed him back as a valuable asset, and someone he truly liked & cared for, despite his gruff attitude at times.