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Silent Witness

Genres: Drama, Police Procedural
Broadcast on: SABC3, BBC Entertainment, BBC Prime, BBC First

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Seasons

Season 1

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 21 Feb 1996 03 Apr 1996 Wednesday/Thursday 8

Season 2

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 14 Feb 1997 11 Apr 1997 Friday/Saturday 8

Season 3

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 19 Mar 1998 24 Apr 1998 Thursday/Friday 8

Season 4

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 30 May 1999 16 Jun 1999 Sunday/Monday 6

Season 5

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 11 Dec 2000 20 Mar 2001 Monday/Tuesday 6

Season 6

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 28 Sep 2002 27 Oct 2002 Saturday/Sunday 8

Season 7

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 11 Oct 2003 02 Nov 2003 Saturday/Sunday 8
BBC Prime 03 Jan 2007 25 Jan 2007 Wednesday / Thursday, 21h00 8

Season 8

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 05 Sep 2004 26 Sep 2004 Sunday/Monday 8
BBC Prime 31 Jan 2007 22 Feb 2007 Wednesday / Thursday, 21h00 8

Season 9

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 25 Jul 2005 16 Aug 2005 Monday/Tuesday 8
BBC Prime 07 May 2007 16 May 2007 Weekdays, 20h00 - 21h00 8

Season 10

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 16 Jul 2006 14 Aug 2006 Sunday/Monday 10
BBC Prime 17 May 2007 20 Jun 2007 Wednesday / Thursday, 21h00 10

Season 11

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 28 Aug 2007 25 Sep 2007 Tuesday/Wednesday 10
BBC Entertainment 02 Feb 2009 03 Mar 2009 Monday / Tuesday, 20h30 10

Season 12

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 01 Oct 2008 06 Nov 2008 Wednesday/Thursday 12
BBC Entertainment 06 Jul 2009 11 Aug 2009 Monday / Tuesday, 20h30 12

Season 13

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 07 Jan 2010 05 Feb 2010 Thursday/Friday 10
BBC Entertainment 16 Aug 2010 18 Oct 2010 Mondays, 21h30 - 22h30 10

Season 14

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 03 Jan 2011 01 Feb 2011 Monday/Tuesday 10
BBC Entertainment 20 Feb 2012 19 Mar 2012 Mondays, 20h00 - 22h00 10

Season 15

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 01 Apr 2012 20 Aug 2012 Sunday/Monday 12
BBC Entertainment 11 Jan 2013 15 Feb 2013 Fridays, 20h00 - 22h00 12

Season 16

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 10 Jan 2013 08 Feb 2013 Thursday/Friday 10
BBC Entertainment 14 Feb 2014 18 Apr 2014 Fridays, 20h00 - 21h00 10
BBC First 14 Nov 2016 29 Nov 2016 Monday-Thursday, 21h45 10

Season 17

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 02 Jan 2014 31 Jan 2014 Thursday/Friday 10
BBC Entertainment 30 Jan 2015 03 Apr 2015 Fridays, 20h00 - 21h00 10
BBC First 30 Nov 2016 15 Dec 2016 Monday-Thursday, 21h45 10

Season 18

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 06 Jan 2015 03 Feb 2015 Tuesday / Wednesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 19 Feb 2016 18 Mar 2016 Fridays, 20h00 (double bill) 10
SABC3 30 Dec 2024 20 Jan 2025 Monday-Wednesday, 21h00 10

Season 19

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 04 Jan 2016 02 Feb 2016 Monday / Tuesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 09 Sep 2016 11 Nov 2016 Fridays, 21h00 - 22h00 10
SABC3 21 Feb 2025 27 Mar 2025 Thursday / Friday, 21h00 10

Season 20

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 02 Jan 2017 31 Jan 2017 Monday / Tuesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 26 May 2017 28 Jul 2017 Fridays, 21h00 - 22h00 10
SABC3 17 Apr 2025 16 May 2025 Thursday / Friday, 21h00 10

Season 21

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 08 Jan 2018 07 Feb 2018 Monday / Tuesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 02 Mar 2018 04 May 2018 Fridays, 21h00 - 22h00 10

Season 22

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 08 Jan 2019 05 Feb 2019 Monday / Tuesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 08 Feb 2019 12 Apr 2019 Fridays, 21h00 - 22h00 10

Season 23

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
BBC One 07 Jan 2020 04 Feb 2020 Monday / Tuesday, 21h00 10
BBC First 28 Feb 2020 01 May 2020 Fridays, 21h00 - 22h00 10


Starring Cast

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Sam Ryan

Amanda Burton is an Irish actress best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness, from 1996-2004)

6.5


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Dr. Trevor Stewart

William Armstrong is a Canadian-born British actor best known for his role as Dr. Trevor Stewart in the police procedural television series Silent Witness.

6.5


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Professor Leo Dalton

William Gaminara is a Zambian-born English actor and screenwriter best known for his starring role as pathologist Professor Leo Dalton on the police procedural television series Silent Witness, from 2002-2013

7.9


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Dr. Harry Cunningham

Tom Ward is a Welsh actor best known for his starring role as witty, sharp, charming and ambitious forensic pathologist Harry Cunningham in the crime thriller police procedural television series Silent Witness, from 2002-2012

7.9


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Dr. Nikki Alexander

Emilia Fox is a British actress best known for her starring role as pathologist Nikki Alexander in the television series Silent Witness, since 2004

8.1


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Clarissa Mullery

Liz Carr is an English actress, stand-up comedienne, television presenter and disability rights activist best known for her starring role as dead-pan, super-efficient and sarcastic forensic examiner Clarissa Mullery in the crime thriller police procedural television series Silent Witness, since 2013

7.0


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Jack Hodgson

David Caves is an English actor best known for his starring role as Jack Hodgson, the Lyell Centre's straight-talking, quick-witted and head-strong Lead Forensic Scientist, in the crime thriller police procedural television series Silent Witness, since 2013

8.5


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Dr. Thomas Chamberlain

Richard Lintern is an English actor and voice artist who has appeared in numerous television series including Jupiter Moon, The House of Eliott, Heartbeat, The Shadow Line, Hunted, Spies of Warsaw and Silent Witness

8.0


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