Episode 2: The Outsider: cases that reflect unique aspects of Irish culture or behaviour that Dr Cassidy could notice as an outsider, for example familicide and the social and mental health issues involved. Also cases that put her in conflict with the old, male-centred way of doing things.
Over two decades Dr Cassidy’s skills were called upon to help with the investigation of all unlawful and suspicious deaths. Always a subject of press interest herself, she used her profile to make her role and the office of State Pathologist more accessible – sometimes resulting in controversy and censure.
This series takes Dr. Cassidy from a childhood in working class Glasgow to retirement in leafy Ascot via the professional and personal challenges of dealing with death on a daily basis.