Summary
Nikki investigates a plane crash in which a former US ambassador is killed. The Lyell team tracks a sinister online forum, and Nikki's relationship with Matt is put under strain.
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Silent Witness
- 2020
- Season 23
- 10 episodes
- Mystery
- Drama
Episode 1: Deadhead - Part One
Summary
Part one of two. Nikki is called in when a private jet crashes in a forest outside London, and finds herself forced to be the bearer of bad news when she learns that the casualties include a former US ambassador who is also an old friend of Matt's. Meanwhile, Thomas investigates the suspicious suicide of a successful businessman, and uncovers an unexpected connection to the plane crash - which suggests the two cases are linked, and that the plane may have been sabotaged as part of a co-ordinated attack
Review
The forensic procedural rolls back for series 23 with a two-parter that is a fugue on men’s mental health. No, “fugue” is too strong, it suggests something very structured, whereas a Silent Witness two-parter is more like following a ball rolling for an hour, then the next night following it some more, until at the end everyone says, “Oh, so that’s where it ended up…” and goes to bed.
But you don’t reach series 23 by messing with a formula, so things at the pathology lab are much the same. Nikki (Emilia Fox) is still with her boyfriend, Matt (Michael Landes), though all is not well. She keeps ducking out of meetings to take calls from him, when she should really be concentrating on the case in hand, which involves a private jet that has crashed with a former US ambassador on board.
Questions for our pathologists include why it followed such a curious flight path. Did someone try to crash the plane deliberately, then panic?
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Details
- Released on
- 2020-01-07
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Dr Nikki Alexander | Emilia Fox |
| Jack Hodgson | David Caves |
| Dr Thomas Chamberlain | Richard Lintern |
| Clarissa Mullery | Liz Carr |
| Michael Heller | Okezie Morro |
| Ezra | Harrison Abel |
| Miriam Heller | Rebecca Oldfield |
| Jonathan Kraft | Matthew Brenher |
| Dean McAndrew | Richard Frame |
| Jess Fisher | Emma Cunniffe |
| DI Nina Rosen | Adjoa Andoh |
| Matt Garcia | Michael Landes |
| John Stanley | Edward Hogg |
| Siobhan Sachs | Gemma Lawrence |
| Kyle Cunningham | Nathaniel Martello-White |
| Ella Cunningham | Florisa Kamara |
| Kate Woodman | Stephanie Levi-John |
| Jim Bell | Mat Fraser |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Writer | Graham Mitchell |
| Producer | Lawrence Till |
| Director | Julia Ford |
| Executive producer | Richard Stokes |
| Executive producer | Ben Irving |
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Episode 1
Deadhead - Part One
Summary
Part one of two. Nikki is called in when a private jet crashes in a forest outside London, and finds herself forced to be the bearer of bad news when she learns that the casualties include a former US ambassador who is also an old friend of Matt's. Meanwhile, Thomas investigates the suspicious suicide of a successful businessman, and uncovers an unexpected connection to the plane crash - which suggests the two cases are linked, and that the plane may have been sabotaged as part of a co-ordinated attackReview
The forensic procedural rolls back for series 23 with a two-parter that is a fugue on men’s mental health. No, “fugue” is too strong, it suggests something very structured, whereas a Silent Witness two-parter is more like following a ball rolling for an hour, then the next night following it some more, until at the end everyone says, “Oh, so that’s where it ended up…” and goes to bed.
But you don’t reach series 23 by messing with a formula, so things at the pathology lab are much the same. Nikki (Emilia Fox) is still with her boyfriend, Matt (Michael Landes), though all is not well. She keeps ducking out of meetings to take calls from him, when she should really be concentrating on the case in hand, which involves a private jet that has crashed with a former US ambassador on board.
Questions for our pathologists include why it followed such a curious flight path. Did someone try to crash the plane deliberately, then panic?
How to watch
Next showing
There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.
Streaming
❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more).Details
- Released on
- 2020-01-07
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name Dr Nikki Alexander Emilia Fox Jack Hodgson David Caves Dr Thomas Chamberlain Richard Lintern Clarissa Mullery Liz Carr Michael Heller Okezie Morro Ezra Harrison Abel Miriam Heller Rebecca Oldfield Jonathan Kraft Matthew Brenher Dean McAndrew Richard Frame Jess Fisher Emma Cunniffe DI Nina Rosen Adjoa Andoh Matt Garcia Michael Landes John Stanley Edward Hogg Siobhan Sachs Gemma Lawrence Kyle Cunningham Nathaniel Martello-White Ella Cunningham Florisa Kamara Kate Woodman Stephanie Levi-John Jim Bell Mat Fraser Crew
role name Writer Graham Mitchell Producer Lawrence Till Director Julia Ford Executive producer Richard Stokes Executive producer Ben Irving
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