Silent Witness

2018
3.7
55 reviews
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Season 13 episodes (10)

1 Intent, Pt. 1
1/7/10
Leo comes under suspicion for fraud when an insurance investigator accuses him of falsifying a post mortem report, and Harry falls for the charms of an attractive former colleague.
2 Intent, Pt. 2
1/8/10
Harry puts his professional career on the line to prove his lover's innocence after Leo is attacked and Levin turns up dead, but Nikki is concerned that Harry's emotions are clouding his professional judgement.
3 Voids, Pt. 1
1/14/10
Harry and Nikki try to remain professional when they find themselves on opposite sides of a high profile case, but it's not easy as they're both brilliant at what they do, and they soon show that every piece of evidence can be interpreted at least two ways.
4 Voids, Pt. 2
1/15/10
The revelation that Flannery's first wife also died of a stair fall sends Harry to Prague to seek evidence to prove the man's guilt. However, Nikki's determination to look beyond the police's blinkered investigation leads to further tragedy.
5 Run, Pt. 1
1/21/10
Leo is concerned that the police are involved with a cover-up to protect a rogue undercover cop linked to the death of a young woman. The girlfriend of the rogue officer asks Leo for help, but before he can act, she disappears.
6 Run, Pt. 2
1/22/10
With Danielle missing and her lover on the run, Leo and the police struggle to unravel a complex web of deceit. Leo suspects that 'Phil', the undercover cop, is somehow linked to all the murders, but can they uncover any hard evidence?
7 Shadows, Pt. 1
1/28/10
A crazed shooter goes on the rampage at the university campus where the Lyell Centre is situated. Nikki and Harry find themselves trapped in the building and do what they can to try and help the wounded.
8 Shadows, Pt. 2
1/29/10
Leo's post-mortem of the victims reveals there were two guns used and possibly a second shooter. Nikki finds herself face to face with the suspected second gunman, but she realises there may be a bigger plan in play.
9 Home, Pt. 1
2/4/10
Nikki returns to her childhood home of Cape Town when she is hired as a consultant forensic anthropologist by a private investigation firm. Leo and Harry are also in town for a conference, but become involved in an investigation into the death of a young girl.
10 Home, Pt. 2
2/5/10
Harry and Sarah discover a link between the deaths of two more young girls and the first body. Meanwhile, Nikki is forced to make some hard choices when she discovers that Anton has been less than honest with her.

About this show

Every dead body tells a story: who they were, how they lived, and most importantly, how they died. Silent Witness follows a team of expert pathologists at the Lyell Centre as they attempt to uncover the truth behind a series of suspicious murders in this gripping drama.

Ratings and reviews

3.7
55 reviews
A Google user
April 15, 2017
The first 3 episodes of this series is fine--not great or even good--but passably entertaining, but the final episode "Sins of the Father" is so hair-raisingly racist you will be transported back to the 1920s when Asian characters were presented as sub-human despots. The main character, a young Vietnamese woman who has struggled her way through medical school, is afraid to contradict her father's "arranged marriage" to an older wealthy Vietnamese man, and so she marries him. When she tells him she was raped as a young girl on a refugee boat, her betrothed goes into a madman's froth and begins beating her and her father to death... ergo, the plot. I didn't watch beyond this because I've seen enough racism of this genre to last a lifetime.
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Charito Holbrook
June 23, 2022
It is well made and so realistic. Sometimes I feel like not watching certain episodes because of the title of the episode. You do such a great job that I get transported into the stories. Makes you open your eyes to the pain and suffering of the world. From cartels to human trafficking to illegals etc. I do want Nicky to have a true constant love in the series.
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Antonina Cawley
March 24, 2021
S4 e1, e2 if you have love ones happen to them you shouldnt watch it, catches the goings on in a plane crash. Found it, real enough for me to feel sad and imagine if i had happen to my love one. Being on the news in the past you can relate same feelings.
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