Silent Witness

[Abigail]

I thought Silent Witness had finished for good but the Radio Times are leading with Emilia Fox this week. I'm really pleased it's still going even if it's not accurate.

[N.Fan]

I also liked Emilia Fox when she was in Merlin.

[Perdita]

Sunday 22 April to Monday 23 April
9.00-10.00pm
BBC ONE and BBC HD


Part one of two

Harry is disturbed when he’s called to a crime scene on suburban Magnolia Drive, the same house where he and Nikki attended a christening party two years earlier.

His memories are stirred when he comes across the dead bodies of mother Justine Thompson and her teenage daughter Gemma. Teenage stepson Charlie lies in a comma but toddler Ellie has been left unharmed. DI Ronson and Myers believe Justine’s husband Stuart Thompson to be the prime suspect. But Harry believes Stuart is innocent.

Part two of two

The team uncover more about the tangled lives and deceit of the inhabitants of Magnolia Drive where Justine Thompson and her teenage daughter Gemma were found murdered. Harry makes a significant discovery about Charlie and neighbour Deborah confronts teenage son Joel. DI Ronson dispatches Myers to Nottingham to follow a lead.

Meanwhile at the Lyell Centre, Leo and forensic scientist Gill Bailey recreate the shape of the mystery weapon used in the murder - but can it lead to the killer?

[Abigail]

I really enjoyed this 2 parter, lots of twists and turns. I was genuinely scared at the end of the first episode with the woman (man actually) walking down the street.

[Perdita]

29th/30th April 2012

REDHILL Writer: Ed Whitmore Part 1 of 2 There’s little sympathy when child-killer James Wade suddenly dies in his cell, but Leo’s encounter with the dead ex-prison inspector Rachel Kruger compels him to find out more about the notorious Redhill Prison.
But hardened prison officer Daniel Kessler and sidekick Ellis Roberts are not prepared to reveal anything. Harry meets Wade’s sister Miriam and agrees to help find her brother’s killer. But the team find themselves up against stubborn Detective Inspector Bridges who believes only Rachel’s husband Peter, is responsible for her murder.

Part 2 of 2

Our team of forensic pathologists investigate a murder at the notorious Redhill prison where the battle to control the drugs trade on the wing continues. Harry and Nikki dig deep into Detective Inspector Bridges’ past making a significant discovery. Leo attempts to find the truth surrounding the murder of ex-prison inspector Rachel Kruger. But when Leo decides to tail domineering prison officer Daniel Kessler he finds himself in dangerous territory with an explosive outcome. While back at home, Leo has a heart-to-heart with Janet.

[Perdita]

6th/7th May 2012

And Then I Fell In Love


When Nikki witnesses 15-year-old Shannon running barefoot into an on-coming car, it marks the start of her journey into the harrowing world of sex grooming of underage girls.
Part One

Detective Inspector Masood knows Shannon has been sexually abused - but by whom? Suspicion falls upon Shannon’s stepfather.

Harry is temporarily homeless from a gas explosion in his flat and moves in with Nikki. The pair, along with Leo, examine two puzzling bodies at the Lyell centre - a heavily tattooed man and a decomposed body abandoned at the airport.

Part Two

The team of forensic pathologists uncover further harrowing details of a number of underage girls who have been groomed and forced into prostitution. Leo examines the flat where Amy was held. Quiet gang member Younis grows more uncomfortable as the men prey upon schoolgirls Lauren and Hannah.

Nikki uses facial reconstruction to identify the decomposed body found in the suitcase at the airport. She returns the disturbed Shannon to her family but when stepfather Abdul learns of Shannon’s ordeal he prepares to take revenge.

[alan45]

Sunday 22 April to Monday 23 April
9.00-10.00pm
BBC ONE and BBC HD


Part one of two

Harry is disturbed when he’s called to a crime scene on suburban Magnolia Drive, the same house where he and Nikki attended a christening party two years earlier.

His memories are stirred when he comes across the dead bodies of mother Justine Thompson and her teenage daughter Gemma. Teenage stepson Charlie lies in a comma but toddler Ellie has been left unharmed. DI Ronson and Myers believe Justine’s husband Stuart Thompson to be the prime suspect. But Harry believes Stuart is innocent.

Part two of two

The team uncover more about the tangled lives and deceit of the inhabitants of Magnolia Drive where Justine Thompson and her teenage daughter Gemma were found murdered. Harry makes a significant discovery about Charlie and neighbour Deborah confronts teenage son Joel. DI Ronson dispatches Myers to Nottingham to follow a lead.

Meanwhile at the Lyell Centre, Leo and forensic scientist Gill Bailey recreate the shape of the mystery weapon used in the murder - but can it lead to the killer?

This episode was shown this week

[alan45]

Silent Witness star Tom Ward, who has played Forensic Pathologist Dr Harry Cunningham since 2002, will bow out of BBC One’s long running drama after his final episode airs later this month.

The two-part episode, And Then I Fell in Love, sees Harry move in with close friend and colleague Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) when a gas explosion in his flat leaves him temporarily homeless.

Filming on the next series is underway for transmission in early 2013, and will see the arrival of David Caves in his first TV role as forensic scientist Jack Hodgson. David has a theatre background, having recently played Petruchio in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Taming of the Shrew, as well as a number of productions by international theatre company Cheek By Jowl.

Straight-talking and disarmingly quick-witted, Jack is one of the youngest forensic scientists in the country. What he lacks in experience, he more than makes up for in talent and dedication.

David says: “I was absolutely surprised and delighted to be part of a show that has been running as long as Silent Witness. It is a big change for me having just done theatre up to this point, but it’s very exciting to play a brand new part and the freedom that gives you. I’m having a lot of fun”.

Joining David in the new series is Liz Carr, regular presenter on the BBC’s Ouch! Podcast, as Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery.

Jack and Clarissa have enjoyed a successful working relationship and she has played a critical role in his career progression. He has persuaded her to join him at the Lyell Centre: she is the only person who can truly penetrate his male bravado and make him listen, keeping him grounded and eliminating some of his wilder theories.

Liz says: “I'm loving playing a character who's witty, smart and sarcastic. It does make me giggle that I’m a forensics expert. At school I couldn't study chemistry and physics because the labs weren't wheelchair accessible... ahh the irony!”

Kate Harwood, BBC Controller, Series and Serials Drama, says: “Silent Witness owes a great debt to the talented Tom Ward, who has given us our beloved Harry with wit, style and passion to Silent Witness for ten seasons. We will miss him so much and wish him all the best for his future…but of course every change is an opportunity and we’re thrilled to welcome David Caves and Liz Carr into the team.

"As a forensic scientist Jack is a change of direction for Silent Witness. He will take us into stories in different and exciting ways. He will be a fantastic, physical and lively presence on the team and we are so enjoying the change of pace and energy.

"Liz, his clever, subtle, slightly sly assistant, will also be taking the show into a new and more modern era. We welcome them both aboard.”

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[Perdita]

Thursday 10 January to Friday 11 January
9.00-10.00pm
BBC ONE


Forensic pathologists Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Professor Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) return to BBC One for another series of Silent Witness, with the welcome arrival of Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson (David Caves).
Straight-talking and disarmingly quick-witted, Jack is one of the youngest Forensic Scientists in the country. What he lacks in experience, he more than makes up for in talent and dedication.

Joining David in the new series is Liz Carr as Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery. Having enjoyed a successful working relationship together and been crucial in Jack's career progression, he has persuaded Clarissa to join him at the Lyell Centre.

In the opening episode, John Briggs, a wealthy, ageing confectionery company owner, is found dead in his London hotel suite. Nikki joins forces with Jack to prove to sceptical DI Gold that it’s murder, not death by natural causes.

Several suited sharks circle as it transpires Briggs was losing a desperate fight to prevent the sale of his ailing company to investors. And Michael Trenter, his PR man, is unable to conceal Briggs’ murky private life from the baying press, devaluing the family brand by the hour. Meanwhile, Geraldine, Briggs’ estranged daughter, is a fish out of water as she’s left control of the company in her father’s will.

Leo is left in no doubt about how to secure the Lyell Centre’s future – by employing Jack Hodgson to head up a new forensics department. And just as the new team are cemented, crucial evidence from a discovered body gives them a shocking lead on the killer’s motive.