Silent Witness is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squad detective based in Nottingham. Twenty-three series of Silent Witness have been broadcast since 1996. Amanda Burton starred as primary character Dr. Sam Ryan before leaving the show during the eighth series. Since her departure the series has featured an ensemble cast, which consisted of Emilia Fox, David Caves, Liz Carr and Richard Lintern until the end of series 23, when Carr and Lintern both departed. The programme is broadcast in more than 235 territories, including ABC in Australia, Showcase and the Knowledge Network in Canada, KRO in the Netherlands, TV One and Prime in New Zealand, BBC First in South Africa and BBC America in the United States.
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Nigel McCrery |
| Starring | Amanda Burton, William Gaminara, Tom Ward, Emilia Fox, David Caves, Liz Carr, Richard Lintern, Jason Wong |
| Theme music composer | Geoffrey Burgon (s. 1), John Harle (s. 2–present) |
| Composer(s) | Geoffrey Burgon (s. 1), John Harle (s. 2–7), Paul Leonard-Morgan (s. 8), Sheridan Tongue (s. 9–20), Andy Price (s. 21-22) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 23 |
| No. of episodes | 212 |
| Executive producer(s) | Caroline Oulton (s. 1–3), Patrick Spence (s. 4), Mike Dormer (s. 5), Jessica Pope (s. 6–9), Laura Mackie (s. 6–9), Hilary Salmon (s. 10–11, 19), Phillippa Giles (s. 12–18), Anne Pivcevic (s. 19–20) |
| Producer(s) | Tony Dennis (s. 1), Alison Lumb (s. 2), Anne Pivcevic (s. 3), Lars Macfarlane (s. 4), Diana Kyle (s. 5), Nick Pitt (s. 6–8), Tim Bradley (s. 9–10), George Ormond (s. 11–12), Ruth Kenley-Letts (s. 13), Richard Burrell (s. 14— ep. 15.2), Mat Chaplin (ep. 15.3), Lachlan Mackinnon (ep. 15.4–15.6), Sharon Bloom (s. 16—18), Madonna Baptiste (s. 19), Ceri Meyrick (s. 20) |
| Running time | 50 minutes (s. 1–5), 60 minutes (s. 6–present) |
| Distributor | BBC Studios |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 576i (4:3) (SDTV) (1996–1998), 576i (16:9) (SDTV) (1999–2006), 1080i (16:9) (HDTV) (2007–present) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
About Silent Witness
A crime show centered around a forensics group trying to solve crimes. It was created by former murder squad detective Nigel McCrery.
Achievement of Silent Witness
McCrery wrote a set of novels to tie in with the show. The series has aired over 20 seasons.
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Latest information about Silent Witness updated on July 28 2021.
