Creators:
Nigel McCreryCast:
Emilia Fox, Amanda Burton, William Gaminara, Tom Ward, David Caves, Liz Carr, Richard Lintern, Ruth McCabe, Joe Absolom, Mark Letheren, Clare Higgins (more)Seasons(28) / Episodes(253)
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Season 1 (1996) - 8 episodes
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Season 2 (1997) - 8 episodes
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Season 3 (1998) - 8 episodes
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Season 4 (1999) - 5 episodes
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Season 5 (2000) - 6 episodes
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Season 6 (2002) - 8 episodes
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Season 7 (2003) - 8 episodes
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Season 8 (2004) - 8 episodes
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Season 9 (2005) - 8 episodes
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Season 10 (2006) - 10 episodes
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Season 11 (2007) - 10 episodes
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Season 12 (2008) - 12 episodes
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Season 13 (2010) - 10 episodes
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Season 14 (2011) - 10 episodes
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Season 15 (2012) - 12 episodes
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Season 16 (2013) - 10 episodes
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Season 17 (2014) - 10 episodes
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Season 18 (2015) - 10 episodes
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Season 19 (2016) - 10 episodes
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Season 20 (2017) - 10 episodes
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Season 21 (2018) - 10 episodes
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Season 22 (2019) - 10 episodes
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Season 23 (2020) - 10 episodes
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Season 24 (2021) - 10 episodes
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Season 25 (2022) - 6 episodes
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Season 26 (2023) - 10 episodes
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Season 27 (2024) - 10 episodes
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Season 28 (2025) - 6 episodes
Plots(1)
Silent Witness starred Amanda Burton as Professor Sam Ryan, a police pathologist based at London University. Disdaining the assistance of the Law, Sam preferred to solve perplexing murder cases all by herself, using the evidence at hand in her well-stocked forensic laboratory. Like the American series Law & Order, the characters were defined by their professional lives, with precious few glimpses into their off-hours activities. (official distributor synopsis)
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