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Silent Witness - Season 12

Series: Silent Witness

4.7

(152)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

BBC Studios

About

A compelling contemporary series, which uses a unique blend of crime mystery, science and detection. Forensic pathologist Dr. Sam Ryan has an all-embracing, passionate notion of justice, which quite often does not accord with the police's objective of getting a conviction. This can lead to trouble, both in her personal and professional lives, but to Sam, each dead body deserves nothing but the truth. This series tackles child murder, ritual killing, a murder in the police cells and an arranged marriage, which leads Sam to confront her own demons.

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Episodes

1. Safe, Pt. 1

50m

When Leo is stopped for drunk driving, he is sentenced to community service in a rough South London estate, where a community worker AJ is not impressed at being saddled with a 'drunk whitey'. Nikki, meanwhile, is investigating the death of a young girl at a nearby fairground. A disturbing picture of gang violence emerges, with the kids Leo is working with right at the heart of it.

2. Safe, Pt. 2

50m

Tensions rise as Harry and Nikki struggle to find any useful evidence from the post-mortems to help the police. No one will talk, and they have no leads. Meanwhile, Leo worries for Levi, who is being sucked further into a world of gangs and violence.

3. Death's Door, Pt. 1

50m

Harry employs the help of his medical student, Holly Farr, with his latest case - the post-mortem of a woman found dumped on the side of the road with her face skillfully removed. With no DNA or missing persons match, Nikki's skills are called upon to reconstruct the victim's face. But the team are at a loss to explain the killers' motive in such a brutal act.

4. Death's Door, Pt. 2

50m

With his protégé dead and the team themselves in danger, Harry is reeled into the murky world of Russian oligarch Oleg Kovik. Kovik claims Fran Price's murder was ordered by the Russian Government and Leonid Polyak, and that he's the next target. Distrustful of the police and of Kovik's intentions, Harry becomes determined to find the missing clues that will reveal the truth.