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(27) / Episodes(247)
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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
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)
(more)Cast
![Lucy Cohu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781265_cccf2b.jpg)
Lucy Cohu
UK
Best series:
Broadchurch (2013) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Velibor Topic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731400_341faf.jpg)
Velibor Topic
Yugoslavia
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Ultimate Force (2002) (series)
Da Vinci's Demons (2013) (series)
Matthew Delamere
Best series:
MI-5 (2002) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
Relic Hunter (1999) (series)
![Kate Magowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440695_29a984.jpg)
Kate Magowan
UK
Best series:
Murder in Mind (2001) (series)
Spotless (2015) (series)
Exile (2011) (series)
![Russell Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/282/162282445_9fdb01.png)
Alicya Eyo
UK
![Katherine Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/387/162387586_847d47.png)
Katherine Kelly
UK
Best series:
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
![Charles Furness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323385_e02b92.jpg)
Charles Furness
Best series:
24: Live Another Day (2014) (series)
The Enfield Haunting (2015) (series)
Jamaica Inn (2014) (series)
![Simon Kunz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323391_c0ed73.jpg)
![Ace Bhatti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324756_9fda1f.jpg)
Ace Bhatti
UK
Best series:
Silk (2011) (series)
Three Girls (2017) (series)
Shetland (2013) (series)
![Jonny Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/344/159344210_84dcb0.jpg)
Jonny Phillips
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Village (2013) (series)
![Katherine Dow Blyton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/691/163691494_93e8c0.jpg)
Katherine Dow Blyton
Best series:
This Is England '90 (2015) (series)
This Is England '88 (2011) (series)
Scott & Bailey (2011) (series)
![Joe Duttine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/344/159344207_8e1510.jpg)
Joe Duttine
UK
Best series:
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
Scott & Bailey (2011) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
![Kate Fahy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/566/161566415_fc4b6e.jpg)
Kate Fahy
Ireland
Best series:
The Hour (2011) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The House of Eliott (1991) (series)
![Brett Fancy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/395/159395012_d1bcbd.jpg)
Brett Fancy
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Luther (2010) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Deborah Cornelius](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/463/159463562_90cffa.jpg)
Deborah Cornelius
Best series:
Jekyll (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Mr. Selfridge (2013) (series)
![Tom McKay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/671/160671822_3cea57.jpg)
Tom McKay
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
The Undeclared War (2022) (series)
Ray Burnside
Best series:
The Brittas Empire (1991) (series)
Silent Witness (1996) (series)
![Sadie Shimmin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/824/159824906_fd850d.jpg)
Sadie Shimmin
Best series:
Silk (2011) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)