"Silent Witness" (1996)TV series 1996-????

Directors:

Bill Anderson
John Duthie

Writers:

Richard Holland (writer)
Niall Leonard (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

21 February 1996 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Police

Awards:

6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

William Gaminara	...	Leo Dalton / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tom Ward	...	Dr. Harry Cunningham / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2007)
Amanda Burton	...	Sam Ryan (46 episodes, 1996-2004)
Emilia Fox	...	Nikki Alexander / ... (33 episodes, 2004-2007)

Runtime:

120 min (Season 3,4,and 5) | 60 min (season 1,2,6 - 11)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Extras: Ben Stiller (#1.1)" (2005)

Glad that Amanda has gone for a Burton

I originally gave up watching Silent Witness when I found that AB's character annoyed me. Every episode (that I watched) appeared to follow the formula:

1) Ryan saying that the death was not suspicious - the police should stop kicking up such a fuss (they were buffoons). 2) Police accepted her opinion, stopped investigating 3) Ryan then decided it was suspicious and kicked up a huge fuss that the police were incompetent!

Ryan seem to alternate between cool, calm professional and near hysteric.

How exactly was she supposed to be worthy of promotion to professor, rather than put on probation?

Not really an advert for Women's lib! Were they just copying Quincy's pointless outbursts?

Just started watching an Emilia Fox episode, better so far...Emilia hasn't thrown any hissy fits.