Silent Witness
TV Show · Drama · Crime

Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists returns for a 21st Series. Haunted by her experiences in Mexico, Nikki Alexander is struggling to come to terms with life back home.

1996 · 48m
Starring Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Director Maurice Phillips, Renny Rye

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Buried Lies, Pts. 1 & 2
    Suspecting that a drowned child had been a victim of physical abuse, Dr Ryan reopens another case involving a child's death. The common factor: Gary Philips, who was the mother's partner at the time of the death three years earlier.
    48 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Buried Lies, Pt. 2
    Suspecting that a drowned child had been a victim of physical abuse, Dr Ryan reopens another case involving a child's death. The common factor, Gary Philips, was the mother's partner at the time of the death three years earlier.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Long Days, Short Nights, Pts. 1 & 2
    Dr Sam Ryan becomes entangled with the occult when she is forced to carry out a post-mortem on the body of an ex-student a former resident at a notorious stately home.
    47 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Long Days, Short Nights, Pt. 2
    Dr Sam Ryan becomes entangled with the occult when she is forced to carry out a post-mortem on the body of an ex-student a former resident at a notorious stately home.
    49 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Darkness Visible
    Dr Sam Ryan has to unravel the history behind a brutal death in a police cell and a possible cover-up. Meanwhile, her old flame Liam turns up to disrupt her home life as well.
    47 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Darkness Visible: Part 2
    Dr Sam Ryan has to unravel the history behind a brutal death in a police cell and a possible cover-up. Meanwhile, her old flame Liam turns up to disrupt her home life as well.
    50 min

Box Set

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Cast & Crew

  • Emilia Fox
    Dr. Nikki Alexander
  • William Gaminara
    Professor Leo Dalton
  • Tom Ward
    Dr. Harry Cunningham
  • Amanda Burton
    Sam Ryan
  • David Caves
    Jack Hodgson
  • Liz Carr
    Clarissa Mullery
  • Aki Omoshaybi
    Dr Gabriel Folukoya
  • R‌M
    Rhiannon May
    Cara Connelly
  • A‌M
    Alastair Michael
    Velvy Schur
  • Genesis Lynea
    Simone Tyler
  • Matthew Gravelle
    Tom Faulkner

About

Silent Witness

Drama

Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists returns for a 21st Series. Haunted by her experiences in Mexico, Nikki Alexander is struggling to come to terms with life back home.

Information

Studio
BBC One
Released
1996
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 1996 BBC

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English (United Kingdom), English
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